From Philly to Iraq to Movie Star

Elliot Ruiz, 23, graduated from Edison High School in 2002, joined the Marines, was nearly killed during the Iraq invasion, and is now starring in a controversial new movie called "Battle For Haditha," a fictionalized account of an alleged Marine massacre of 24 Iraqi men, women and children. He recently returned to speak to students at Edison. He and his parents later discussed the movie in interviews. His father also explained how he got a tattoo that says, "Like Father, Like Son."

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[warpafx]

YouTube really annoys me with the anamorphic stretch on my 16x9 ration videos. Ugh.

[warpafx]

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[BRANDON85L]

This dude go!

[SpahtanXLazah]

@silkthreads YES!!! HE WAS ON NEXT!!! what a coincidence!!

[rabbie1121]

Good on you son for doing this movie!

[Gunsmith88000]

Elliot Ruiz has a new movie called DURESS.

[yellowgirl18]

@ontime44 is it a good school

[ontime44]

i go here!!!

[sickdrummerzz1996]

this is my cuz ell havent seen him in a while but my dad sees him all the time also he has a battery in his back from the IED almost waz paralyzed

[fangdayoung1]

me too, and een tho i saw her that was long time ago, and now i cant see her, man......

[degrassiloverforever]

im tight cuz my mom told me that she died today(my aunt)(elliots mom)

[jimmyl7]

thats cool how my fav. movie came out on my b day :] 5/5