Thank you, Carlos, no one could have done better. You are a man of honor and compassion. You saved lives. You are a hero.
Peace activist Carlos Arredondo (click here) has come to be known as "the man in the hat" and widely described as a hero for a viral image of him in a cowboy hat pinching the severed artery of a bloodied, wheelchair-bound victim in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. Arredondo is no stranger to tragedy: He became a prominent opponent of the Iraq War after his son, Lance Cpl. Alexander Arredondo, was killed in Iraq in 2004. His surviving son, Brian, committed suicide in 2011. Carlos and his wife Mélida, join us to describe witnessing the Boston Marathon bombings and the immediate response to aid the victims. [includes rush transcript]...
Peace activist Carlos Arredondo (click here) has come to be known as "the man in the hat" and widely described as a hero for a viral image of him in a cowboy hat pinching the severed artery of a bloodied, wheelchair-bound victim in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. Arredondo is no stranger to tragedy: He became a prominent opponent of the Iraq War after his son, Lance Cpl. Alexander Arredondo, was killed in Iraq in 2004. His surviving son, Brian, committed suicide in 2011. Carlos and his wife Mélida, join us to describe witnessing the Boston Marathon bombings and the immediate response to aid the victims. [includes rush transcript]...
The story of the Arrendondo family is an American tragedy.
Both there children were lost to the violence in USA military. One son because of war and the other unable to cope with the loss of his brother.
They are the face of American Military Families. The definition of American Military Family does not stop with the immediate next of kin. It does not end at the funeral while a wife weeps. The losses pervade their reality. They take their losses hard when a member dies while serving this country. They love the USA dearly. But, the suffering of our families go well beyond the loss of one member, it pervades their lives.
Loss is never easy for anyone, including military families. But, the losses due to our violent culture is just as profound and just as painful. We need to stop the self-destruction that now exist in the USA in a culture of violence that has no purpose. There is absolutely no purpose to any of it. It is not productive and sickens the mind.
