[Henchman]

I am sorry any of our folks are dead or captured. However, in my opinion, he was an illegal alien. Joining the military is a way around the system to gain legal status. If I am wrong, I apologize. I do think that he will have helped discourage the unarmed invasion of our country. ...as a teenager, he "Like thousands of other Central American immigrants, Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez made the dangerous 2,000-mile journey from his native Guatemala, across Mexico and over the border into Southern California as a teenager." His first contact here was welfare.

Again, I am sorry he is gone. However, in my world, we would not have had a Saddam nor illegal immigrants. Hopefully, part of my world will return and the other is a hope.

[merry10]

He was an illegal alien who wanted to do his part, joined the marines and was one of the first to give his life, and you SLAM him? How do you know his first contact here was welfare? That is absolutely not true of many immigrants. What a nasty post. I hope I am not entirely in your world. Guess what, I am in Southern California, where I see immigrants and yes, maybe illegal aliens working the fields picking lettuce and strawberries. This is backbreaking work and they make a pittance, and we have many many Americans who think they are too damn good to do this work. I feel sick after reading your post.

[merry10]

“wanted to give the United States what the United States gave to him. He came with nothing. This country gave him everything.”

that was in the article Henchman. Also I see nothing that says he was a welfare handout. Where is your proof that he was on welfare?

[af_vet_rr]

This war is bringing out the worst in people, and your post is a good example. Trying to use somebody's noble death to further your own agenda. Think about what you said. Think about the fact that this young man died protecting our country (that is "our country" as in you, me, him, and everybody else here).