He voluntarily left the service in January 2014, but rejoined in 2015, and was assigned to a SEAL unit a year later. Swift joined the Navy in 2005 and was assigned to a SEAL unit in 2007. State Department statements and reports from individual families. “We cannot speculate as to why the former Sailor was in Ukraine,” the Navy said.Īt least five other Americans are known to have died fighting in Ukraine, according to U.S. The Navy said he deserted his post in San Diego, California, in March 2019. No other details were available, including whether Swift's body has been taken out of Ukraine.
Swift, who was a 1st class petty officer, was injured in Dnipro and died of his wounds, said one of the officials, who all spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel issues.
They said he was not fighting in an official capacity.ĭaniel W. Navy SEAL who went AWOL in 2019 was killed this week in Ukraine, American officials said Friday.
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