Northridge Bands To Play Concert Tuesday Honoring Alabama Men Captured By Russian Forces

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Northridge High School Jazz & Symphonic Bands will host a concert Tuesday honoring two Alabama men who recently returned to the United States after being captured by Russian forces while volunteering in the fight for Ukraine.

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As Patch previously reported, the families of Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, 27, of Trinity and Alexander Drueke, 39, of Tuscaloosa, lost contact with the two soldiers in June, before news eventually surfaced that the two men had been captured by Russian forces amid its invasion of the eastern European country.

Thankfully, the two men were released from Russian military custody on Sept. 21 and have returned to Alabama.

Drueke and Huynh detailed their 104 days in captivity in an interview with the Washington Post, where they described being interrogated, physically and psychologically abused, and given little food or clean water.

To honor the two men, the concert will be played at the Moody Music Building on the University of Alabama campus at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11.

A reception will immediately follow the concert.

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