Father set fire to himself when military delivered news of eldest son's death

[moderate libertarian]

Sad at so many levels:


A father's agony: Son commits suicide on day U.S. troops withdraw from Iraq - seven years after his brother was killed in action

Father set fire to himself when military delivered news of eldest son's death

3rd January 2012


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/03/article-2081715-0F5413C200000578-802_634x453.jpg
In his name: Carlos Arredondo holds a portrait of his son Alexander, who died during the conflict in Iraq, outside the White House in 2006





http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2081715/A-familys-heartbreak-Son-24-commits-suicide-US-withdraws-Iraq--older-brother-killed-action.html

[moderate libertarian]

UK paper's headline can be confusing. His younger son commited suicide few days ago on the day US was leaving Iraq, his eldest son was killed in Iraq few years ago, that is when he tried to set himself and a marine van on fire. In google search, dates of that incidence are conflicting:

February 11, 2009 7:54 PM
Distraught Dad Torches Marine Van

(AP) A distraught father who had just been told his Marine son was killed in combat in Iraq set fire to a Marine Corps van and suffered severe burns Wednesday, police said.

Three Marines went to a house in Hollywood to tell the father and stepmother of Pfc. Alexander Arredondo that their 20-year-old son had died Tuesday in Najaf, family members said.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-638595.html



Man Burns Marine Van After Son's Death
Published August 26, 2004
Associated Press

Melida Arredondo said her husband knew what was coming as three uniformed Marines approached their front door.



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