I hope many will step forward in response to this notice…this plea for Mario!! Every donation on his behalf makes a difference! Thank you all….
Happy Holidays, Carla
Honduran who served in Iraq gets some help The Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated: 12/04/2007 02:36:17 AM MST
Click photo to enlarge Mario Urquia (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune ) Mario Urquia’s journey to the United States, where he is living illegally, was chronicled in Sunday’s edition of The Salt Lake Tribune. Urquia was recruited by an American firm for duty guarding the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, but says he wasn’t paid after returning home to Honduras following a year of service in one of the most dangerous places in the world. He came to the United States after his life was threatened, allegedly by the Honduran military commanders who helped arrange the recruitment, training and deployment of Latin American mercenaries, in violation of that nation’s laws. Carla Hitz, whose son is a U.S. Army helicopter pilot who was among the first wave of U.S. forces in Iraq in 2003, is director of the Murray-based Operation We Love Our Soldiers. Hitz is working to arrange legal and financial aid for Urquia, who is seeking political asylum in the United States. Donations on Urquia’s behalf may be made via check or money order to The Mario Urquia Fund, c/o OWLOS, 141 E. 5600 South, Suite 302, Murray, UT 84107, or through OWLOS at any Zion’s Bank Branch. For more information on other donation options, visit www.sendyour support.org. Contributors should specify that they are donating to The Mario Urquia Fund. - Matthew D. LaPlante