The story of Trevor Reed, the Marine veteran released in Russia prisoner swap

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The story of Trevor Reed, the Marine veteran released in Russia prisoner swap
By Jake Bleiberg, The Associated Press and Eric Tucker, The Associated Press
Apr 28, 03:35 PM
Joey and Paula Reed pose for a photo with a portrait of their son Marine veteran and Russian prisoner Trevor Reed at their home in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. (LM Otero/The Associated Press)

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Patrick Rasmussen CPL Douglas Chrysler

Trevor Reed’s nearly three-year imprisonment by Russia ended Wednesday when he walked off a Russian plane and onto an American one.

The Marine veteran’s release was half of an unexpected U.S.-Russia prisoner swap that came despite high tension between the two countries. It saw the U.S. turn over a convicted Russian drug trafficker for the 30-year-old Texan, who has maintained his innocence after being convicted on what a U.S. official decried as “laughable” evidence.