{"id":10039,"date":"2026-01-26T00:28:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/watch-alex-pretti-deliver-emotional-tribute-for-deceased-veteran-on-video\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T00:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:28:28","slug":"watch-alex-pretti-deliver-emotional-tribute-for-deceased-veteran-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/watch-alex-pretti-deliver-emotional-tribute-for-deceased-veteran-on-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Alex Pretti Deliver Emotional Tribute For Deceased Veteran, On Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Alex Pretti<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Emotionally Eulogizes Veteran He Treated In ICU, On Video<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-01-25T16:07:24-08:00\"><br \/>\n                              January 25, 2026<br \/>\n                            4:07 PM PST<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<section id=\"cb-dc982adbe8a8e1d3b088ae148e4a7552\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-a508c9ee-1b31-479e-96d9-efdd78f83bf4-1924203909-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-a508c9ee-1b31-479e-96d9-efdd78f83bf4-1924203909-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/40\/16by9\/2026\/01\/25\/40ea2ce15d6e431291c08b268659b95c_md.png\" alt=\"012526_alex_pretti_hospital_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Facebook\/Jerrad Christian<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dc982adbe8a8e1d3b088ae148e4a7552--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7d8762067162d90365aecf610c951a0a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Alex Pretti<\/strong> &#8212; the ICU nurse who was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota &#8212; is being remembered as someone who deeply cared for others. This was maybe most evident in a video showing Alex giving a final salute to a veteran he treated at a VA hospital.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7d8762067162d90365aecf610c951a0a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-315d164b9c2d7b5ea2317d92381e7c45\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Mac Randolph<\/strong>, took to <strong>Facebook<\/strong> to memorialize Alex by showing the footage of Alex honoring his dad. While Mac never wanted to share the video, he wrote that Alex&#8217;s speech &#8220;is very on point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-315d164b9c2d7b5ea2317d92381e7c45--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6412e83ce088a6d0ed791b854e7ead26\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-3f94cedc-b090-4673-86bc-fc7e88fba5be-200844970-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-3f94cedc-b090-4673-86bc-fc7e88fba5be-200844970-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/93\/16by9\/2026\/01\/25\/93dccc7287e64e288ac430c979e7728b_md.png\" alt=\"012426_minneapolis_shooting_new_angle_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Drop Site News<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6412e83ce088a6d0ed791b854e7ead26--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-86a3f6deb740e66819aca05b49d080cb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In the clip, Alex says, &#8220;Today, we remember that freedom is not free. We have to work at it, nurture it, protect it and even sacrifice for it. May we never forget and always remember our brothers and sisters who have served, so that we may enjoy the gift of freedom. So in this moment, we remember and give thanks for their dedication and selfless service to our nation in the cause of freedom. In this solemn hour, we render our honor and our gratitude.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-86a3f6deb740e66819aca05b49d080cb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ee344b7a671e8d323f545ff19c0bfeb0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/73\/4by3\/2026\/01\/24\/7301ee111a6e4b95b0ada420d56685e1_md.jpg\" alt=\"alex pretti sub x no cred\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ee344b7a671e8d323f545ff19c0bfeb0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8b3f653024b7d83031c47e28f02668b2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to Mac, his dad &#8220;would be honored in Alex&#8217;s sacrifice, and ashamed of this current administration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8b3f653024b7d83031c47e28f02668b2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-895ab95e065c6921ad777020db454d00\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ae\/4by3\/2026\/01\/24\/ae3d29a83a26455398f383a361dd4efb_md.jpg\" alt=\"alex pretti sub x no cred 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-895ab95e065c6921ad777020db454d00--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-28d2cbc6b8e5966c496b90648a582ec7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In addition to being a dedicated healthcare worker, Alex was an avid outdoorsman who&#8217;d taken to protesting in the aftermath of Renee Nicole Good&#8217;s death earlier this month. His parents told him to be careful while protesting in a recent conversation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-28d2cbc6b8e5966c496b90648a582ec7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d926e4ffde0e3dc784fa0fe89aa37ecd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Alex&#8217;s father, Michael Pretti, <strong>told the Associated Press<\/strong>, &#8220;He cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset. He felt that doing the protesting was a way to express that, you know, his care for others.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d926e4ffde0e3dc784fa0fe89aa37ecd--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Pretti Emotionally Eulogizes Veteran He Treated In ICU, On Video Published January 25, 2026 4:07 PM PST Play video content Facebook\/Jerrad Christian Alex Pretti &#8212; the ICU nurse who was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota &#8212; is being remembered as someone who deeply cared for others. 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