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米軍人家族の訴え:戦死兵士の父フェルナンド他多数
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米軍人家族の訴え:戦死兵士の父フェルナンド他多数
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Fernando Suarez del Solar

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On March 27, 2003, Fernando lost his son Jesus when he stepped on a US cluster bomb while fighting in Iraq. Since then, Fernando has been traveling around the country speaking out against the invasion and occupation of Iraq. In December he traveled to Iraq with Global Exchange and a group of military families to listen to the needs and desires of the Iraqi people, and returned home to meet with congress people, UN officials and the media to call for the withdrawal of US troops. Fernando is also an active member of Military Families Speak Out www.mfso.org.

Fernando sees no contradiction between supporting the troops and being against the war. When he visited Iraq with the human rights group Global Exchange in December 2003, he brought thousands of letters of peace and love from US children for both Iraqi children and the soldiers. "My heart goes out to the soldiers, many of whom come from poor communities and joined the military as a way to get an education," says Fernando. "Then they find themselves sent off to a faraway land where they are exposed to death every day, with their families suffering back homeムall for the whims and lies of President Bush. I support the troops, but I don't support the commander-in-chief who sent them into this unnecessary war."

Prior to his son's death, Fernando lived a quiet life in Escondido, California, where he immigrated from Tijuana with his wife and children in 1997. The 48-year-old father made a modest living working as a cashier at a 7/11 store and delivering newspapers.

The death of his son turned Fernando's life upside-down. His love and grief compelled him to get a deeper understanding of how his son died and what the war was really about, and to try to stop more young men and women from getting killed. He devoured information about the war, sought out other military families, attended anti-war gatherings. He went to Washington to talk to congresspeople. He demanded answers from the Pentagon. And at great risk to his own life, Fernando traveled to Iraq to pay his last respects to his son, and to see first-hand how the war was affecting both US soldiers and the Iraqi people.

Fernando has received criticism for his outspoken anti-war stance from all corners, from his in-laws to other immigrants who call him an "ingrate" to military families who support the war. But he refuses to be silenced. He set up a group to provide psychological counseling for Hispanic families who have loved ones serving in the military or have suffered the loss of a family member. He joined the organization Military Families Speak Out and makes powerful speeches at peace rallies.

But his greatest passion is working with young people, particularly Hispanic youth. He is deeply troubled by the military's heavy recruitment of Hispanic youth in low-income communities. He has created a foundation in his son's name to teach young people about the harsh reality of military service and to provide them with modest scholarships that will help them pursue alternative careers. "America doesn't need more heroes," Fernando tells the young people. "It needs more students." "Mr. Suarez himself is a new kind of American hero," says UC San Diego professor Jorge Mariscal. "He considers himself an ordinary citizen compelled to exposeムwithout bitternessムthe lies and injustices perpetrated by the Bush administration in its war in Iraq. His most immediate goals are to assist immigrant families who have children returning from war and to educate Latino youth about how they can create a better world. Undaunted by the pain of his loss and the obstacles that confront him, Fernando Suarez del Solar continues his journey for peace. He has no doubt that his son Jesus would be proud of him."

Fernando founded his own counter-recruitment organization, Proyecto Guerrero Azteca, http://www.guerreroazteca.org/, which aims to bring a message of peace and justice to sectors of the population which have historically lacked information about vital social issues in our society.
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http://www.mfso.org/
Military Families Speak Out is an organization of people who are opposed to war in Iraq and who have relatives or loved ones in the military. We were formed in November of 2002 and have contacts with military families throughout the United States, and in other countries around the world. Our membership currently includes over 2,400 military families, with new families joining daily.

As people with family members and loved ones in the military, we have both a special need and a unique role to play in speaking out against war in Iraq. It is our loved ones who are, or have been, or will be on the battlefront. It is our loved ones who are risking injury and death. It is our loved ones who are returning scarred from their experiences. It is our loved ones who will have to live with the injuries and deaths among innocent Iraqi civilians.

If you have family members or loved ones in the military and you are opposed to this war, JOIN us by sending an e-mail to mfso@mfso.org

Click here if you would like to DONATE to MFSO so we can keep growing and continue to put forward the voices of Military Families who are speaking out against the war in Iraq.

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Remarks by MFSO Member Linda Englund, at Chicago area vigil on October 26, 2005 in commemoration of the 2000th death of a US troop in IraqハハハOct 26, 05
I am making very personal remarks tonight as the mother of a soldier who spent all of 2004 in Iraq. My son John was wounded twice and has been awarded 2 purple hearts and the Bronze Star for Valor. He has been told he must go back to Iraq this coming March.read more》

On the Occasion of the 2,000th U.S. Troop Death in Iraq, Gold Star and Military Families Mourn and Speak Out: メBring Them Home Nowモ: FAMILIES AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWハハハOct 21, 05
On the eve of the next horrific milestone, the 2,000th troop death in Iraq, families with loved ones who are serving in Iraq, families whose loved ones were killed in Iraq and families whose loved ones may deploy or re-deploy are calling on the Bush Administration, Congress and decision-makers at all levels to honor the fallen and prevent future deaths by ending the occupation of Iraq, bringing our troops home now and taking care of them when they get here. read more》

National Guard readiness eroded by Iraq: report Oct 20, 05
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Read About MFSO Members' Meeting with Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney Oct 18, 05
After meeting with six families whose loved ones have served in Iraq, Governor Mitt Romney said yesterday that the United States had invaded the country based on ''faulty intelligence." But he refused to press President Bush to bring home the state's National Guard. The families, some of whom have lost relatives, pleaded with the governor to urge Bush to return the Guard. But Romney said that pulling out of Iraq would cost more American lives.read more》

Press Conference at Mass State House Monday Oct. 17 at 4:30pm: Mass. National Guard & other Military Families to Meet with Governor: Urge him to Support Troops by Calling for their Return from IraqハハハOct 13, 05
BOSTON, MA - On Monday, October 17 at 3:30 p.m. Mass. National Guard and other military families from Massachusetts, who are all members of Military Families Speak Out, will meet with Governor Mitt Romney and call on him to honor and support their loved ones and all the troops by speaking out to bring them home now from Iraq, and to take care of them when they return.read more》

The Guard's burden: A Register-Guard Editorial Oct 12, 05
The National Guard and Reserves are bearing a sadly disproportionate share of the burden of President Bush's disastrous war in Iraq. read more》

A trip to Washington -- another view Oct 7, 05
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Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar Oct 7, 05
Soon weユll be reaching another horrific milestone in the war in Iraq ミ the death of the 2,000th U.S. service member. Military Families Speak Out and Gold Star Families for Peace are joining with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in calling for people across the U.S. to stand up and say that the needless killing of U.S. troops and Iraqis must stop and that the resources funding this war are needed for other things.read more》


Join MFSO, IVAW, AFSC, GSFP and others in vigils and protests on the day after we reach the horrific milestone of the 2,000 death of a U.S. service member in Iraq.

Find out about the ballot initiative in Massachusetts to require the governor to do everything in his/her power to bring the National Guard home from Iraq.
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