Florida man burns Marine van after being told son died in Iraq

[Sequoia]

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) 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.

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http://kcal9.com/national/MarineKilled-FatherBu-aa/resources_news_html

[Lavender Brown]

1. Oh god!

:cry: I can't take this shit anymore.

[NC_Nurse]

2. That poor man!

My heart goes out to him and the rest of the family.

:cry:

[alphafemale]

3. That poor man. It also sounds as if he had perhaps planned this?

I hope he recovers, but he's put his family through added grief.

I didn't read the entire article put was the van one of rolling nightmares of painted jingolism?

That could drive a grieved person instantly mad.
"What'd you just drop by to gloat on your way to troll for more teen fodder at the mall?"