Kevin Guidry (D4) - Rakkasans to Kharkiv

Kevin has spent the last several years volunteering in Ukraine, supporting frontline medical evacuations, and bearing witness to the human cost of a war that continues to reshape the world. His reflections—on drone warfare, trauma, courage, moral clarity, and the resilience of the Ukrainian people—are raw, honest, and deeply human. From the battlefields of Iraq to the shelled streets of Kharkiv… from FBI cases and near-ambushes to evacuating wounded soldiers under fire… Kevin brings a perspective forged by history, hardship, and a lifelong commitment to service. He’s also a man who finds humor in the darkest places, who bonds with a mangy cat named Poupon, and who can still laugh with a medevac crew while a Shahed drone pops out of a fog bank twenty yards away. This is a conversation about purpose. About courage. About the cost of war—and the choices that shape nations. And ultimately, it’s about what continues to drive a West Point graduate, decades after graduation, to live the values he learned on the banks of the Hudson. So settle in… this is a powerful one.