Every Memorial Day, I try to share stories of those who served and loved a country that did not give them the same respect back.

Every Memorial Day, I try to share stories of those who served and loved a country that did not give them the same respect back.

This year, I'm sharing stories of immigrants who died while serving the country that they came to for a new life.

Marine Lance Corporal Jose Gutierrez was the first casualty in the Iraq War, and came to the US as an illegal immigrant minor from Guatemala.
http://articles.latimes.com/2003/mar/24/news/war-lacasualty24