Jasmine Star Photography Blog

Von This brought tears to my eyes because my family relocated to the US as refugees after the Vietnam war came to an end. Please say a big *THANK-YOU* to your dad for me for his service to my birth country. Just started reading your blog and I'm so inspire by your photography and how you live your life. 09.08.11 - 12:40pm

amanda west i love this story but i love it more bc my husband and i both were marines. there's a certain pride in knowing that. its why he waves his flag out front!! thank him for his service for us. 06.04.11 - 4:28pm

Carlos What an amazing story. I'm a first generation Mexican here in the U.S who enlisted and served in Iraq 3 at 18, three years after I arrived in this country. The fact that you're sharing this with everyone, makes me an even bigger fan of yours. Thank you 06.03.11 - 1:51pm

Kelli Love this! Just goes to show that there are a lot of hardworking immigrants out there who have contributed to our country in great ways! I can't stand all the people who whine and moan about illegal immigrants who should learn to speak English and be "American" - Don't they realize that all of our ancestors were immigrants at one time? That's what makes our country so great and beautiful! Contributions from every ethnicity, every culture, every way of life. 06.02.11 - 4:06pm

kari I have to say.... First, why are there no comments on this???? Second, this is one of the most moving Memorial Day stories I've ever read!!! 06.01.11 - 12:14am

Isaac Stott As a veteran, thank you for this post. As a free citizen of this great nation, I would like to say thank you to your father and the countless other men and women in the military that put service totheir country before themselves! 05.31.11 - 8:09pm

Gris Brooks You did it again Jas...beautiful, powerful and poignant. My own family came from similar beginnings. We have a lot to be thankful for. xoxo 05.31.11 - 1:34pm

Anahy Ruelas It is beautiful that you've always had such a wonderful man in your life. It is also beautiful to see that people can rise from just being simple immigrants. I can relate to this story more than anyone will ever know. Bless you all. 05.31.11 - 12:59pm

Kira Noble What a beautiful photograph. Thanks for sharing this. Thank you Francisco for your service to our country. 05.31.11 - 12:55pm

Heather WOW! I love your Dad :) I thank your Dad! I am inspired by your Dad! Also, I love that Monserat is part of his name - so unique - and also the inspiration for my daughter's middle name - Monset. Monserat is a mountain range in Spain. Spain is where my husbands Dad is from. Silly, but all these little tiny connections make me feel connected. And to be connected to such "WOW"ness is pretty cool :) 05.31.11 - 12:54pm

Deborah Jasmine, your personal post always make me cry, God Bless you and your whole family, your father is a Blessing and I thank him along with my grandfather, and many uncles who fought for our Country, but also for the ones who gave their lives for us. 05.31.11 - 12:45pm

Edan Ramos What a great story, thank your dad for me....he is a true American hero! God bless...... 05.31.11 - 1:38am

Tammy Stark God bless and thank you Francisco Alejandro Guerrero Juarez de Monserat. 05.31.11 - 12:49am

kristin brown i love this. love love love love it. what an amazing story your family has. it's beautiful how God structures our lives the way He does! 05.31.11 - 12:18am

WeddingSnapper I love the way our American friends are proud to still fly their flag! 05.30.11 - 10:59pm

feuza precious photo! and what a story wow and he had a head full of hair, I would love to see your dad speak in one of your videos 05.30.11 - 8:53pm

LEOLAK Moving story! Thank you to your father and many veterans and soldiers who serve and served this country with pride and courage! God Bless those living and gone who were so brave. Thank you for sharing this. 05.30.11 - 3:55pm

Hanssie Trainor Funny to see our blog posts along the same lines today. Thankful for our parents who sacrificed so much for our dreams. And for those who fought so we could have the freedom to do so. 05.30.11 - 3:52pm

Desiree What an Aaaamazing and inspiring story to hear. You know how to make a girl cry! whew. 05.30.11 - 3:25pm

Charlyene I love this! I had to run out this morning without posting on my own blog, but I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this post. My grandfather was a full-blood Ethiopian and grandson of a slave. He fought in WWI and told me many stories growing up. SALUTE! 05.30.11 - 2:16pm

Robin Rodriguez Just think, Jasmine- the great strength it took for your father to begin a new life in a new country and then to fight for that country, has allowed the many opportunities to which you and your siblings have been so wonderfully blessed! One man's actions have, like the ripples from a stone, gone out and continue to do so. 05.30.11 - 2:09pm

sarah i did a summer mission internship in downtown LA. we drove past those sweat shops every week and my heart ached. we volunteered in the school in skid row for those whose parents worked in the sweat shops. and my heart ached even more. what an amazing journey your family has been on. God bless. 05.30.11 - 1:50pm

jade alayne No wonder your so amazing! Look at you parents. Thank you to your dad and all veterans. 05.30.11 - 1:33pm

Michelle Edgerton Wow, what an incredible story! Your father is truly a hero, thank you to him and all that served our country! And thanks for sharing this. 05.30.11 - 1:31pm

Jacqueline Your writing is beautiful, simple, and heartfelt. This post was so special and I just wanted to let you know how much it touched me. I'm Canadian, and not an immigrant, but something about it moved my heart: it was the story, but also the way it was written. Jasmine, thank you for telling stories. Please, never EVER stop. xoxo jac 05.30.11 - 1:00pm

Jamie Solorio Wow! Amazing story! Tell him "Thank You" for me please! Love this picture even more after hearing his story. 05.30.11 - 12:53pm

Ellen I'm so grateful for the sacrifices your dad and many other veterans made for our country and our freedom. Huge thanks to him! 05.30.11 - 12:38pm

Tony Gonzalez As a grandson of immigrant grandparents and an immigrant mother, I too am thankful. It's amazing that people can come with almost nothing to this country and reach such great heights. If it weren't for men like your father who answered the call to protect our freedoms by serving our country, We wouldn't have such amazing freedoms and options to dream out loud. 05.30.11 - 12:32pm

Robin McQuay Anderson Your words are powerful and inspiring but that picture! It speaks volumes about pride, patriotism, and hope in becoming an American. We are all grateful for your father's service, and the thousands who have served and fallen for our freedom. 05.30.11 - 11:50am

Miguel Carvajal Amen Sistah! I know what is like to live illegally in this beautiful Country for several years and later on have the opportunity to become a legal resident and a citizen. Thanks to your dad, to my husband, and to all the other brave people who have fought for our right to freedom. Beautiful post! 05.30.11 - 11:37am

Annetta Amazing story and there are many more people out there that had to go through deep ways for freedom. Thanks for sharing and reminding us that we are truly blessed to live free. 05.30.11 - 11:34am

Robin Bakes Thank you Mr. Juarez for your service to our wonderful country and to all who have served ! Thanks for the post Jasmine and the reminder of what this day represents :) 05.30.11 - 11:20am

Shane Enormous gratitude to your dad and all the service men and women whom we too often take for granted. 05.30.11 - 10:51am

eddie Thank You to your father and all the other veterans who have sacrificed to keep our freedom in this country. 05.30.11 - 10:47am

Michelle Sidles Amazing. I'm so thankful for people like your father. We keep a flag waving in front of our house too. 05.30.11 - 10:23am

Leya Awesome. This will be one of my favorite posts on your blog ever. :) I am being proud of you and your family every time you write about them. 05.30.11 - 10:17am

Alexis What a beautiful story and tribute to your father and Memorial Day! :) I'm happy to see through your stories the long way God brought your family and how He's blessed your lives and blesses others through your life stories! All the best Ms. Star! :) Love, Alexis 05.30.11 - 10:06am

Rachel Tatem Wow, that's a great story! Much like a lot of people's fathers I am sure, my father was also in the Marine Corp in The Vietnam War. I am so glad, so very thankful, for the life I am allowed to live because the sacrifices of others. I actually, posted about this very thing this morning! 05.30.11 - 10:05am

Ashley "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him." John 3:16-17 05.30.11 - 9:42am