Fernando Suarez del Solar

Fernando Suárez del Solar (born December 8, 1955) is a Mexican-American peace activist.

Life

Suárez was born in Tenango del Aire in the State of Mexico. He moved from Tijuana, where he had relocated after his father's death, to Escondido, California, in 1997. His son, Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jesús Alberto Suárez del Solar Navarro, died in Iraq on March 27, 2003, being the first soldier of Mexican origin and the fifth Hispanic soldier killed in the invasion of Iraq.[1] Despite having different dreams for his son, the Suárez family had moved to allow Jesús to fulfill his dream of becoming a Marine.[2]

He traveled to Iraq in December 2003, visiting the place where his son died from an American cluster bomb.[3] He later founded the Proyecto Guerrero Azteca (Project Aztec Warrior), an antiwar initiative promoting peace and alternatives to the military.[4] In 2006, he led a anti-war march from Tijuana to San Francisco, modeled after the Salt March of 1930.[5]

See also

References
  1. Ivey, Catherine (March 31, 2003). "More California-based Marines among dead". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. Associated Press. p. A4. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Arax, Mark; Connell, Rich; Mena, Jennifer; Gorman, Anna (March 27, 2003). "Green Card Marines: Jesus Suarez del Solar, a Tijuana boy who swore allegiance to the U.S." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. Ayn Finch, Erika (January 8, 2004). "Father speaks of son's death in Iraq". North County Times. Oceanside, California. p. B-1, B-8. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Salinas, María Elena (January 22, 2007). "No longer in minority: Slain soldier's father leading national anti-war campaign among Hispanics". Times Record News. Wichita Falls, Texas. p. 7B. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Quinn, Carolyn (March 22, 2006). "Anti-war march in county: Father of Marine killed in Iraq leads long trek". Ventura County Star. Ventura, California. p. B1, B2. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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