Especially since the Marines have no medical personnel. All medical personnel attached to the Marines are Navy.
I don’t think he necessarily helped as a medic, “aiding in the evacuation of Ukrainian civilians when his evacuation vehicle was hit”.
“The former US Marine Corps rifleman served in two tours in Afghanistan before starting humanitarian work in his home country and abroad, his organisation said.
Mr Reed worked in Haiti, Poland, Syria and Yemen.
He also worked with medics in the Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi special forces against ISIS militants during the battle for Mosul.”