>> BRIDGETT: A LOCAL MAN’S COMBINING HIS PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY WITH A SERIOUS
CONFLICT OVERSEAS. HE’S BACK
FROM UKRAINE AFTER SPENDING
WEEKS IN THE WAR TORN COUNTRY
NEWS 6 INSIDER GUIDE. CRYSTAL
MOYER INTRODUCES US TO THE
PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE BEHIND
THIS EMOTIONAL TRIP, CHRIS?
YES, LADIES, I MET INSIDER TJ
WALLER AT A LAUNCH NOT TOO
LONG AGO. HE’S FROM GENEVA
SEMINOLE COUNTY AND WORKED AS
A NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER. HE
RECENTLY RETURNED FROM A
MONTH-LONG TRIP TO UKRAINE,
SHARING WHAT THINGS ARE LIKE
AS WORK CONTINUES FROM BEHIND
HIS CAMERA LENS.
>> I CAN’T GO OVER THERE AND
DO SOMETHING ABOUT PUTIN, BUT
I CAN GO OVER THERE AND USE MY
SKILLS AS A PHOTOGRAPHER AND
NOW THEIR SKILLS THAT I HAVE
TO TRY TO GET THIS STORY BACK
HERE SO PEOPLE CAN SEE.
>> THE TRUTH OF WHAT’S
HAPPENING. DJ WALLER, A
CENTRAL FLORIDA NATURE
PHOTOGRAPHER SAYS HE SAVED UP
SOME MONEY AND TRAVEL TO THE
WAR TORN COUNTRY OF UKRAINE.
WHEN I WENT INTO A DES AND
NICK ALIVE.
>> WHERE THINGS WERE HAPPENING
THEN IT GOT A LITTLE MORE
TENSE. BUT I. I WAS JUST
DETERMINED.
>> GET THE STORY TO GET THE
TRUTH CAN TO GET THE PICTURES
WHILE ARE SAYING THINGS GOT
REAL IN ODESSA WHEN HE SAW
WHAT LOOKED LIKE AN AIRCRAFT
FLYING TOWARD THE CITY FROM A
DISTANCE THAT WAS ACTUALLY ONE
OF THE MISSILES THAT RUSSIA
HAD FIRED FROM THE BLACK SEA
AND IT WENT DIRECTLY OVER ME
SO CLOSE THAT I COULD SEE THE
NUMBERS ON THE MISSILE
WITNESSING SEVERAL BOMBINGS
DURING HIS VISIT. SOME SHOT
DOWN BY UKRAINIAN FORCES.
OTHERS DESTROYING BUILDINGS
LIKE THE CIVILIAN WAREHOUSE.
ANOTHER HITTING AN APARTMENT
BUILDING, LEAVING CARS
CHARRED. MANY CIVILIANS HURT
OR EVEN KILLED WHILE RUNNING
TOWARDS THE DANGER WITH
UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS. I WAS JUST
SITTG.
>> IN A CORNER OF A BLOWN OUT
BUILDING AND ONE YOUNG KID. HE
WAS 19 OR 20. THIS IS CROUCHED
DOWN. HE HAS HIS HIS WEAPON IN
HIS ARMS AND I WENT UP TO HIM
AND GOOGLE TRANSLATE. WHAT
WERE YOU THINKING OF?
>> DURING THE MONTHLONG VISIT
WALLER WORKED WITH HIS
MILITARY CONTACTS DELIVERING
SUPPLIES TO SPECIAL FORCES.
THIS IS WHEN I WAS DETAINED
FOR BEING A RUSSIAN SPY TAKING
HOURS TO GO THROUGH
QUESTIONING AND CREDENTIAL
VERIFICATION BEFORE HE WAS
FREED. THEN CONTINUING TO
DELIVER SUPPLIES TO UKRAINIAN
SOLDIERS LIKE A SNIPER WHO
WALLER SAYS WAS GRATEFUL WHEN
HE REALIZED HE WAS THERE TO
HELP GIVES ME THE.
>> BIGGEST BEAR HUG. AND HE
SAYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WITH TEARS IN HIS
EYES. I MEAN, JUST TORE ME MY
YOU KNOW, IF IT’S MY ON HER.
>> DURING HIS TRAVELS, WALLER
SAYS HE ALSO CAPTURED THE
BEAUTY OF THE COUNTRY, SHARING
PHOTOS OF UKRAINE’S NATIONAL
FLOWER. THE SUNFLOWER, THE
ARCH OF FREEDOM MONUMENT THAT
STANDS AT THE CAPITAL OF KYIV
AND SHOWING THE REALITIES OF
FAMILIES DEALING WITH WAR. A
SOLDIER ON LEAVE SPENDING.
WHAT COULD BE HIS LAST VISIT
WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND. THINGS WE
TAKE FOR GRANTED OVER HERE.
>> IS IS CRAZY. I SO MANY
AMERICANS THAT DIDN’T EVEN
MAKE IT INTO UKRAINE AND WE’RE
HELPING IT REFUGEE HOUSES AND
STUFF LIKE THAT FOR CHILDREN.
HOW DID THAT MAKE YOU FEEL
WHEN YOU SAW AMERICANS,
THEY’RE ACTIVELY HELPING
CROWD.
>> WALLER SAYS HIS JOB IS NOT
DONE THERE YET. HE WANTS TO
SAVE UP SOME MONEY SO HE CAN
RETURN TO UKRAINE. HE’S NOT
SURE WHEN EXACTLY THAT WILL
BE. IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO HELP
THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE,
INCLUDING THE SOLDIERS AND
REFUGEES. I’M GOING TO POST A
FEW LINKS ON CLICK, ORLANDO
DOT COM SLASH INSIDER WALLER
IS URGING THOSE MAKING
MONETARY DONATIONS TO DO YOUR
RESEARCH AND MAKE SURE THE
ORGANIZATIONS YOU’RE SENDING
MONEY TO IS IN OUR BUDGET. AND
Gracias Gobernador DeSantis. LADIES, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WAS
VERY SPECIAL FOR HIM BECAUSE
HE SAYS HE’S A PHOTOGRAPHER
AND HE SAW INITIALLY OF A
PHOTO OF A LITTLE GIRL THAT
HAD TO BE, YOU KNOW, DUG OUT
OF RUBBLE. YOU KNOW, HER
APARTMENT COMPLEX WAS BOMBED
WHILE SHE WAS SLEEPING AND THE
PHOTOS SURFACE AND SHE WAS
STILL HOLDING ON TO HER TEDDY
BEAR. HE SAID THAT WAS SUCH AN
EMOTIONAL VOTED FOR HIM AND HE
SAYS I NEED TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT. I NEED TO GO THERE
AND GET PHOTOS MYSELF.
>> TO BRING BACK AND SHARE
WITH EMOTION STILL JUST SO
RIGHT. YOU CAN SEE HOW
MEANINGFUL THIS IS TO HAVE.
YEAH. AND YOU KNOW, HE SPENT A
LOT OF TIME WITH THE SOLDIERS
THERE. AT FIRST. HE SAYS HE
WAS DETAINED SEVERAL TIMES FOR
BEING A RUSSIAN SPY. AH, BUT
AFTER BEING ABLE TO HELP
COMMUNICATE, OF COURSE,
THERE’S A LANGUAGE BARRIER
THERE. HE SAYS THEY WERE SO
GRATEFUL.
>> CANDACE: THAT HE WAS THERE
TO HELP. AND THERE ARE SIMPLE
THINGS THEY NEED LIKE
BINOCULARS AMMUNITION AND JUST
SIMPLE THINGS TO TO HELP GET
THEM THROUGH. IT’S BEEN ALL
OVER 6 MONTHS HOW THEY’VE BEEN
DEALING WITH THIS NICE AS
THEY’RE NOT STOPPING THERE.
YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO GET
RUSH OUT OF THERE AND THEY
WANT THEIR FREEDOM AS A
COUNTRY. SO YOU KNOW SOMETHING
THAT SOME PEOPLE CAN RELATE.
OBVIOUSLY, WE DO HAVE OUR
MILITARY WHATEVER YOU GUYS CAN
DO TO HELP. HE’S VERY THANKFUL
FOR THAT TASK. AND WE FOLLOW
ALONG AND SEE MORE AND SUPPORT
HIM. WELL, I AM POSTING SOME
LINKS. HE DOES HAVE MILITARY
CONTACTS THERE. SO THE LINK
THAT WILL POST ON CLICKORLANDO
DOT COM SLASH INSIDER ARE
LEGIT. THOSE WILL BE GOING
DIRECTLY TO THOSE CONTACTS
THAT HE HAS WORKED AND I THINK
THAT’S IMPORTANT HERE BECAUSE
YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHO YOU’RE
2 DIFFERENT THINGS. CITES THE
LEE. SO HE’S BEEN OVER THERE
AND HE HAS CONTACTS THAT
DELIVERING, YOU KNOW, THE
THINGS THAT THEY NEED GREATLY
THERE. SO WE’RE SUPPOSSED THAT
IN THAT SHOULD BE UP IN ABOUT
AN HOUR OR SO. AND A GREAT
PERSPECTIVE FROM JUST THE
HARDEST THINGS TO CEASE TO
SOME MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS
THAT ARE STILL THERE. THE
CRAZY THING ABOUT THAT IS IT
IS A WAR TORN COUNTRY, BUT
HE’S LIKE SOME PEOPLE ARE
STILL BACK LIVING THERE. SO
HE’S LIKE THE YOU KNOW, THE
SIRENS ARE CONSTANTLY GOING
OFF SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND
HE’S LIKE IT GOES OFF SO MANY
TIMES. PEOPLE DON’T EVEN RUN
ANY MORE. PEOPLE ARE STILL AT
THE BEACH, STILL LIVING THEIR
LIVES TO SCHOOL JOBS RIGHT TO
SCHOOL ACTUALLY NEEDS LIKE
THAT’S SOMETHING WE TAKE FOR
GRANTED HERE IN AMERICA THAT
WE DON’T HAVE TO DEAL WITH
THAT. AND IT JUST REALLY
BRINGS US INTO PERSPECTIVE. SO
I’M REALLY GLAD THAT HE WAS
ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH US
BRING THE STORY BACK TO THE