Fresh off a trip to Washington, D.C., to push for the now-passed congressional bill to support Ukraine, Carl Larson celebrated in his Mountlake Terrace home. "I like to think that our efforts played a small part in the enormous victory," Larson said. "The Ukrainian military is just not very well equipped. I saw Ukrainian soldiers in the snow wearing tennis shoes." In 2022, Larson, a U.S. Army combat veteran, went to Ukraine to join the International Legion of Ukraine. He spent six months fighting against the Russians. When he got back to western Washington, he co-founded Ukraine Defense Support, a nonprofit that ships non-lethal equipment to Ukraine. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/seattle-organization-celebrates-aid-package-ukraine/281-5249ab61-1ed1-4f5e-b62c-0a3ceb115e38