Army veteran paratrooper who deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan before helping rescue Fox News reporter dead at 50

Jeff Lee, an Army veteran paratrooper who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has died at the age of 50. He was known for his humanitarian work with the nonprofit Save Our Allies, where he helped rescue a Fox News reporter and evacuate thousands during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.
In 2021, as Afghanistan's government was collapsing, Lee worked to help evacuate thousands during a chaotic withdrawal as a member of the nonprofit group Save Our Allies.
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