By Tony Perry LA Now
The widow of Marine Sgt. Michael Ferschke Jr. paid a visit to Camp Pendleton last month to show her young son to the Marines who served with his father before his death in Iraq.
Now those same Marines are supporting an effort to let Hotaru Nakama Ferschke stay in America with her 8-month-old son, Michael "Mikey" Ferschke III.
Michael Ferschke met his future wife, a Japanese citizen, while he was stationed in Okinawa. After he deployed to Iraq they were married in a ceremony conducted by telephone. Hotaru was three months pregnant.
Michael Ferschke met his future wife, a Japanese citizen, while he was stationed in Okinawa. After he deployed to Iraq they were married in a ceremony conducted by telephone. Hotaru was three months pregnant.
A month after the ceremony, on Aug. 10, 2008, Ferschke was killed outside Fallujah, without having returned to Okinawa. He was 22 years old.
The couple’s marriage is recognized by the Department of Defense but not the Department of Homeland Security, which controls immigration applications. Homeland Security cites a 1950s rule that says a marriage must have been consummated to be considered valid.
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