
A relative said on Tuesday that an Ohio man who says he went to Syria to help the Kurds fight ISIS is an Air Force veteran who served in Operation Desert Storm. 43 year old Brian Wilson left behind an ex-wife and several children to join the Kurdish People’s Protection Union, which is also known by the initials YPG. Last week, reports emerged about a 28-year-old Army veteran from Wisconsin who traveled to Syria to join the fight.