Marlin Coats didn't hesitate to jump in the water to try to save two drowning teens caught in a riptide at San Francisco Beach Park. He lost his life that Mother's Day in 2006, but because of his heroism those two teenagers survived. So why is the U.S. now responding to Coats' ultimate sacrifice by deporting his wife Jacqueline Coats?
U.S. Army contractor Todd Engstrom of Illinois gave his life for his country when he was killed in Iraq, and now the federal government is telling his wife Diana Engstrom she too must go.
WHY???
Jacqueline Coats, receiving a Coast Guard Medal of Heroism for her husband's bravery. She nevertheless faces deportation due to his death. Click on her picture to hear her emotional plea to stay with her husband's family.
Read our one page description of the Widow Penalty and download for distribution to friends and colleagues. Tell them also about the Robinson widow case involving the surviving spouse of a Staten Island Ferry Disaster victim!
Diana and Todd Engstrom and Todd's son on the wedding day. Todd Engstrom was later killed in Iraq when an RPG hit the convoy in which he was riding, while he was helping the U.S. Army train Iraqi soldiers. Click on the picture for more background.
