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Forced to leave Ukraine, former Boro resident helping from afar

Ottis ‘Chip’ Taylor worked with soldiers with PTSD

Danny Taylor, 7, middle, and his father Chip FaceTime Danny's mother, Lidia from the First Presbyterian Church of Taos on Wednesday (March 16). Chip, a Ukrainian American who has lived in Ukraine for the past 15 years, fled the country with his son, leaving behind a home, a business, and the life he and his family knew. His wife Lidia is currently in Poland, awaiting a flight to the United States. (Nathan Burton/Taos News)

Danny Taylor, 7, middle, and his father Chip FaceTime Danny's mother, Lidia from the First Presbyterian Church of Taos on Wednesday (March 16). Chip, a Ukrainian American who has lived in Ukraine for the past 15 years, fled the country with his son, leavi — Danny Taylor, 7, middle, and his father Chip FaceTime Danny's mother, Lidia from the First Presbyterian Church of Taos on Wednesday (March 16). Chip, a Ukrainian American who has lived in Ukraine for the past 15 years, fled the country with his son, leaving behind a home, a business, and the life he and his family knew. His wife Lidia is currently in Poland, awaiting a flight to the United States. (Nathan Burton/Taos News)

While media coverage of the war in Ukraine shows shocking images that evoke horror and compassion, a former Statesboro man witnessed some of the savagery firsthand.

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