Southern California Marine Veteran Killed by Russian Missile in Ukraine

Southern California Marine Veteran Killed by Russian Missile in Ukraine
Photo of U.S. Marine Corps veteran Ian Frank Tortorici from Lake Forest, Calif., provided by Tortorici's father on June 30, 2023. Courtesy of Jon Frank
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A Marine veteran from Lake Forest, California, died June 27 in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, after a Russian missile hit a restaurant he was visiting, according to his father.

Ian Frank Tortorici, 32, has been fighting for Ukraine since traveling there 15 months ago after the Russian invasion in February 2022.