UNCONSCIONABLE CARELESSNESS no thoughts and prayers or hearts and flowers can heal.

Working men with families died because United States politicians and partners prioritize war making, destabilization and failed states, sales and marketing of war-making matériel and weaponry over human life.

The employing company of the Key Bridge casualties posts no memorial, no names of the dead and wounded.

Six men who lost their lives that spring day on an improperly built bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, were Americans: North and Central Americans.

Remembrance

	KILLED
Dorlian Castillo Cabrera	Age 26	Friend, native of GUATEMALA
Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes	Age 35	Husband and father-brother-in-law of Julio Cervantes, native of MEXICO
Carlos Hernandez	Age 24	Relative of Fuentes, native of MEXICO
Jose Mynor Lopez	Age 35	Husband and father, native of GUATEMALA
Miguel Luna	Age 49	Husband, father and grandfather, native of EL SALVADOR
Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval	Age 38	Husband and father, native of HONDURAS
	WOUNDED
Julio Cervantes	Brother-in-law of Fuentes	Native of MEXICO

Baltimore Sun reported the Mexican embassy statement saying “three Mexicans were working on the bridge when it collapsed, including the man who survived.” “The Mexican state of Michoacán told CNN that the three Mexican men — Carlos Hernandez, Alejandro Hernandez, and Julio — were related to one another.”


News sources

Baltimore Banner “What we know about the victims and survivors of the Key Bridge collapse March 27 updated March 29, 2024, Clara Longo de Freitas, Hallie Miller and Daniel Zawodny

Maryland Matters “The bridge collapse is an immigration story” March 28, 2024, Josh Kurtz: “Workers who died were immigrants from Central America, fixing potholes on the Francis Scott Key Bridge,” https://www.marylandmatters.org/?s=Dorlian+Ronial+Castillo+Cabrera

Baltimore Sun “One week later, clearer picture of Key Bridge victims emerges” April 2, 2024, updated April 6, 2024, Cassidy Jensen and Christine Condon: Baltimore Sun reporter. “A seventh member of the Brawner Builders crew was rescued and treated at a hospital. A bridge inspector also survived.” https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/04/02/key-bridge-victims-one-week-later/

FOX Baltimore “Community members honor the Key Bridge victims” April 8, 2024, Jessica Babb, https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/community-members-honor-the-key-bridge-victims

Employing Company

Brawner Builders self-described as “a general contractor with … workforce and equipment and … projects across Maryland, Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia, offering savings by reducing overhead costs, total program value-engineering and acceleration of schedule.” https://brawnerbuilders.com/

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