Here & Now interview with Andrew Bacevich.'What exactly is a father's duty when his son is sent into harm's way? Among the many ways to answer that question, mine was this one: As my son was doing his utmost to be a good soldier, I strove to be a good citizen.' Just a few days after his son was killed six years ago, Andrew Bacevich wrote: He was a critic of the war in Iraq before his son was killed while serving in it. His father, Andrew Bacevich, is a retired Army colonel who served in the Vietnam War and now teaches at Boston University. was a 27-year-old Army first lieutenant when he was killed in Iraq in 2007. Brian killed himself in 2011.Īndrew Bacevich Jr. His other son Brian never recovered from the death of his brother. Today Carlos Arredondo is an outspoken advocate for peace and for veterans, especially on the issue of suicide. Photo & interview with Carlos Arredondo.You've seen the picture of him beside Jeff in the wheelchair. He rushed into the smoke and helped to save the life of a young man named Jeff Bauman, who had had both of his legs blown off.Ĭarlos is the man in the cowboy hat.

He was sitting in the bleachers at the finish line of the Boston Marathon when the first bomb went off. Well just last month, Carlos played the role of angel himself. (Courtesy of the Arredondo Family)Ĭarlos tried to set himself on fire and the Marines saved him. You may know the story of how his father Carlos reacted when the Marines came to deliver the news that his son was dead. But I feel like I know them because I know their fathers.Īlex Arredondo was a 20-year-old Marine lance corporal serving in Iraq when he was killed in 2004. I never met Alexander Arredondo, Andrew Bacevich Jr., John Hart or Jared Monti.

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