Posted on 08/25/2004 2:53:39 PM PDT by ambrose
Posted on Wed, Aug. 25, 2004
Man Burns Marine Van After GI Son's Death
Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A man set fire to a Marine Corps van and suffered severe burns Wednesday after he was told his Marine son had been killed in Iraq, police said.
Marines went to the house in Hollywood to tell the parents of a 20-year-old private first class that their son died Tuesday in Najaf, police said in a statement.
The man, whose name was not immediately released, then walked out of the house with a torch and what appeared to be a container of flammable liquid.
The Marines tried to stop him from starting the fire, but he set himself on fire in the process and was inside the burning van when the Marines pulled him out and put out the flames, police said.
The man was taken to a hospital but his condition was not immediately available.
Actions have consequences.
Owl_Eagle
”Guns Before Butter.”
Democrats/Moveone.org will be using this in an ad soon...
Oh Man,....
Jeez. Don't shoot the messenger.
Sounds like he had an ax to grind. Pathetic.
A suicide attempt?
Sounds like the son was the adult.
The madness of parental grief in the extreme.
Sad!!!
This nutcase is probably around my age. I pray to God that our nation can get past the "Baby Boom" generation before this cohort does serious and irreparable damage to this nation.
He dishonored his son's memory and now he has to live with that on top of everything else.
God bless that brave Marine for keeping us free.
That was uncalled for.
Oh...I feel sorry for the guy. How tragic all the way around.
I feel very sorry for the Marines that went to that house. The military personnel that are responsible for notifying families of their loved ones deaths take that job very seriously. So when that father went outside and started their van on fire, the Marines were probably horrified. God Bless our servicemen.
Grief doesn't excuse crime.
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Sorry this is not a crime.
This is real grief, heart killing loss
There is not a group of 12 that would see this as a crime.
How come you do??
It's a good thing his son wasn't one of the soldiers that Klinton told the parents "I didn't kill your son." He would have set klinton on fire.
As much as I disagree with his actions, I would never want to be in his shoes...seen too much in my time.
I'm sure his son would be embarassed by his father's action.
Destroying property is a crime on its face. Playing with his neighbors' lives and the other marines' lives is even worse.
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