The Right Vance

 

The Cousin of U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, Nate Vance, fought for Ukraine as part of the ‘Da Vinci Wolves.’ Here’s his story, as told by Le Figaro.

▪️Nate Vance served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps before settling in Texas and working in the oil industry. In March 2022, he traveled to Lviv, wanting to help because he “was witnessing history being made.”

There, he met a British Volunteer recruiting Soldiers for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Vance agreed and was deployed to Donbas in June.

“He was older than us. We went to the shooting range, and he took an AK without a scope, set a target 800 meters away. Everyone laughed at him. But when he hit the target five times in a row, the laughter stopped,” recalled his comrade, Dmytro.

▪️Nate Vance fought in the ‘Honor’ Company. “He was an incredible fighter with a calm demeanor. We should have died 15 times—15 times we were lucky to survive,” said Serhii Filimonov.

In January 2025, Vance left Military Service but remains committed to helping Ukraine. He says J.D. Vance never tried to learn about his experiences on the front lines and expressed disappointment in his stance on the war.

“J.D. Vance is a good person, intelligent. When he criticized aid to Ukraine, I thought it was just about appealing to his electorate, part of the political game. But what they did to Zelensky was an ambush with absolute dishonesty. Being Relatives doesn’t mean I’ll accept that you’re enabling the killing of my Comrades,” said Nate Vance.

^ This is the Vance the United States needs and deserves. ^