After suffering a devastating fire in April 2022, Master Sergeant Gutierrez turned to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society for 'immediate assistance.'
8:55 AM EDT July 1, 2024There is an image of perseverance with which most Marines view themselves, and that image rarely involves asking for help. In this week's Stories of Service,introduces a Marine who went through a devastating experience and it was his willingness to ask for help that proved to be his greatest strength.
Gutierrez has been part of the Marine Corps for 22 years, but the Corps was in his soul before he joined. His grandfather was a World War II veteran. "Everything that I and my wife worked hard for in 20 years, to see it gone, knowing that I tried everything I could to put it out and knowing that I failed to do that, it was really bad," said Gutierrez."It was immediate assistance, no questions asked," Gutierrez toldThe Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society has a variety of programs from finance to basic needs designed to help sailors and Marines.
A family featuring six kids, four of whom followed in their dad's footsteps and joined the Marines, saw him strong enough to ask for help.
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