] The father then walked into the garage, picked up a ] propane tank, a lighting device and a can of gasoline he ] used to douse the van, police Capt. Tony Rode said. He ] smashed the van's window, got inside and set it ablaze, ] despite attempts by the Marines to stop him, Rode said. ] ] The Marines, reservists who are members of a military ] Casualty Assistance Calls Officer team, pulled Arredondo, ] 44, from the burning vehicle and extinguished the flames ] on him, police said. ] ] Arredondo was initially taken to Memorial Regional ] Hospital in Hollywood with burns over as much as 50 ] percent of his body, emergency officials said. ] ] Melida Arredondo told the Miami Herald that her husband, ] an immigrant from Costa Rica, "was very proud of Alex ] serving," though he wished his service would have been ] during a "more peaceful" time. ] ] But Luz Marina Arredondo, Alexander's grandmother, felt ] the government was at fault for her grandson's death. ] ] "I blame them a lot," she said. "They send them like ] guinea pigs over there." Most understated quote: "My husband immediately knew that his firstborn son had been killed and my husband did not take the news well," Melida Arredondo said before police escorted her to the hospital. ABCNEWS.com : Man Burns Marine Van After GI Son's Death |