Former U.S. Army infantryman Dalton J. Medlin was reportedly killed on Sept. 27 during a reconnaissance mission while serving as a volunteer fighter in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though Medlin\u2019s death has yet to be confirmed by the U.S. State Department, fellow Army veteran Ryan O\u2019Leary, who served alongside Medlin in Ukraine as part of the all-volunteer \u201cChosen Company,\u201d<\/a> announced the death of his friend. Task and Purpose was first to report Medlin\u2019s death<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Medlin, who used the call sign \u201cGimli,\u201d first joined Chosen Company at the beginning of the year, O\u2019Leary wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe was brave, fearless, dedicated, and always placed his brothers first,\u201d he said. \u201cHe excelled as a grenadier and at soldiering in general. He stayed Laser focused both in and out of combat. … His smile was contagious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n