Hey Marine. Thanks for your service to the United States. It's clear that the Father above has lots of love for you. I'm not in the corps, but nevertheless remain ready at a minute's notice, as were our ancestors, to do what needs done.
In the lab we often had distillation units with a storage tank, and there was a uv lamp in the storage tank for the very purpose you describe. I was told it was for keeping bacteria from growing. How can bacteria grow in distilled water in a tin-lined vessel ? Easy, the bions described by Wilhelm Reich.
I'm a freeman but don't travel alone. If I find a suitable companion, I'd knock on your door for a nip at some of that Scotch you've got stashed over there. Never been to the land of the Rus. Bet it would be El Grande the firt time around.