Soldiers risk their lives to ensure everyone back home can have a good life free of fear and violence, which is why this decorated war veteran was shocked when a group of five young thugs approached him and claimed he was racist.
When Chris Marquez, an Iraq war hero, was eating a burger at a McDonald’s in Washington D.C., a group of teenagers approached him and asked him what he thought of Black Lives Matter. “I felt threatened and thought they were trying to intimidate me, so I figured I’m just going to keep to my food, eat my food, and hopefully they’ll leave me alone. And because I wasn’t responding back to them, they were calling me a racist,” Marquez said.
During his time in Iraq, Marquez was awarded the Bronze Star for valor after rescuing four Marines from firefight. “When I was in the Marine Corps, I served with people from many different backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, and races,” Marquez said. “Like all Marines, I fought for the freedom of all Americans and not just one particular group.” Which is why he was stunned when his attackers accused him of being racist.
But when he didn’t respond to their questions, the thugs began beating him and knocked him unconscious. The teens then stole the Marquez’s wallet and used his credit card at Walmart, Five Guys, and a liquor store.
“As soon as I walked out of the McDonald’s I got hit in the back of the head, or the side of the head,’ he told WJLA. ‘I just dropped to the ground, and [the McDonald’s manager] says I looked unconscious.”
Watch the entire video below to see the disturbing moment these thugs attacked an Iraq veteran.
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