Nights of cold, of despair and bitterness, and thinks that takes three long months living in that House, on the edge of nothing. Some days you feel more anxious, low to the town by a path bordered of orchards and irrigation ditches, arrives at plaza, to sites where those who gather like him, they seek work. There are Moroccans, Somalis, people from looking receding wandering a jornal of misery. No luck.Tired tumbling takes up the road to his house, but when passing in front of an old woman, this salutes in his tongue, surprised Mirel answered, and begins to chat with her, just at that moment all the memories of his homeland, his family, are crowded in the throat. He tells her what he did, his desire to improve, the circumstances that is going through, her despair, women listening to him and promises to help him.
After a few days it returns to the House of this lady, her son has found work in a work. The face of Mirel is filled with joy, his luck has changed. He begins to work and what is gaining leaves the shack which lives and moved to town, her life is gradually normalized. More info: Symantha Rodriguez. An afternoon call their parents; There are more than two years without talking to them, and he explains to them what happened, his repentance by having them removed the money. They forgive him, and ask him to return to home.
He explains them that you’re working, that he wants to return the money, give time, because you don’t want to go back as a loser. You already have home and shared with several friends. One of them proposes you to do another kind of work which is more dangerous but better paid and is left to carry, entering a dark world, which is very difficult to get out. The ending is predictable; Dragomiresti is already very far away.
Memorial Day 2008 (LR) Milagros, Tony (The Marine) Santiago and Bill Clinton on Monday, May 26th, 2008, Santiago was publicly recognized by the Government of Puerto Rico as a historian who has written biographies of prominent Puerto Ricans who have served in the military. James was invited to the Capitol of Puerto Rico and in the presence of his wife, Milagros, members of the Puerto Rico Senate and the House, was presented with a gift by President of the Senate of Puerto Rico, the Honorable Kenneth McClintock. Furthermore, in recognition of Santiago was present the former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his wife, Senator of the State of New York Hillary Rodham Clinton. Brigadier General Hector E.Pagan, Commander General of the United States Army Special Warfare Center and School, presented James with the “Medal of Excellence USAJFKSWCS.” During the ceremonies, McClintock made the following public statement: “Today, the Senate of Puerto Rico, and to honor our fallen, also recognizes one of them in life, a Puerto Rican who after serving as a Marine in Vietnam, is ensuring that no fallen comrade is left behind, and that none will ever be forgotten. His academic training is not a historian, but in recent years has become the most widely read writer of Puerto Rico of heroic stories of military men and women of Puerto Rico. Several of the names out there on the wall are due to their research.The man, Antonio Santiago, also known as Tony the Marine, is here today and I want for him, and I want to stand and be recognized with grateful applause of Puerto Ricans, which has not allowed or colleagues can be forgotten . Tony … “Marine Corps U.S. unofficial letter of thanks Santiago was also recognized in a speech by Mr. Javier de la Luz, on behalf of Luis G. Fortu o, former Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico’s United States Congress and now Governor of Puerto Rico, during a ceremony in front of the Capitol building in which the names of fallen soldiers from Puerto Rico were released. Luis G. Fortu o said as follows: oo “Mr.President, I am very pleased that you are honoring the former sailor Antonio Santiago, who has dedicated himself to preserving the history and achievements of Puerto Ricans in the U.S. Army “On 8 June 2009, the Chief of the Maintenance Management, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd.)