"Ali was not just a neighbor and friend, he was a true American hero," the post said. "Nearly a decade ago, he was working security in Iraq for American soldiers. After repeated threats on his life to stop working for the Americans, the threats were finally made good. He was taken off the streets, shot multiple times and left for dead. Miraculously he survived after he was found by some American soldiers. He and his wife then made it to the US as refugees and worked to build a new life."