Ian “Frank” Tortorici, 32, was killed in a Russian missile strike last week while dining at a pizzeria, the Orange County native’s father said.
While backpacking through eastern Europe, Ian “Frank” Tortorici met a girl and fell in love — both with the Ukrainian woman who would become his fiancée, and her home country.in February 2022, the former Marine from Lake Forest quit his job with the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement and flew to Kyiv, where he enlisted in the Ukrainian International Legion.
“We offer our sincerest condolences to the family on their loss and stand ready to provide all possible consular assistance,” the official said. Tortorici was born in Oceanside and moved with his family to Orange County when he was 5 or 6, his father said. “As soon as the war kicked off, he resigned from ICE,” Frank said. “He thought his medical skills and other skills would be useful.”
Speaking through tears, Frank said he tried to talk his son into coming home, but Tortorici said he was going to stay until the war was over. Ian “Frank” Tortorici in his Marine dress uniform. Tortorici joined the Marine Corps Reserves in 2009. “He graduated high school on a Friday and went to boot camp on Monday,” his father said.
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