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A Marine who survived being burned over more than 95 percent of his body in Iraq and established a charity to help burned children has died, the military has announced.
http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2008/US/05/02/obit.miracle.marine/art.german.ap.jpg (broken link)
Marine Sgt. Merlin German, seen in May 2007, died last month of complications after surgery.Sgt. Merlin German was 22.
He was severely wounded February 21, 2005, en route to Camp Ramadi when his Humvee hit a roadside bomb.
Glad I can make you laugh because your response made me laugh with all the misspelled words in your response. I guess I should realize that I am dealing with someone who needs to get a better education. Your handle worries me though; what kind of "justice" do you espouse?
Your reply is very typical. Like anyone who feels they made no point, you resort to attack my spelling ability. Hope you feel better about yourself now. As for my level of education, emm, well if you can beat my two masters degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana (very reputable by the way) then Kudos to you. On the other hand speculating that I’m a Muslim cause of my view of the military actions in Iraq, (what you are really saying is that all Muslims hate the military) says a lot about your level of education.
Building and reconstructing Iraq you say, hah, you still believe that crap?!!! Let me take a guess, you are still watching fox news aren't you?!!!!
Check your facts, Saddam did not kill more Iraqis, no we did. I know it is hard for you to accept, but it is true. And when did we start comparing our actions to a brutal dictator.
Again despite all your meaningless patriotic rambling, NO, he was not defending my freedom. The last time the American army, navy, military whatever, did actually defend my freedom was in WWII. Since then we have only been engaging in killing others in the name of our freedom.
Yes, I as an American will have to pay a price for our stupidity, be it terrorism, being hated all over the world, or looked at as ignorant self loving people. I guess you either don't care, or you have not left your state. But for me, it is something I have to deal with a lot.
So if you have a good counter point please do enlighten me, but if you are going to waste my time and yours telling me about my spelling cause I did not use the magical spell check, while your spelling is totally perfect even without it, then don't bother.
Not really, for all i remember, i was till able to do that before we attacked Iraq, during and after. So your point is?!!!!!
For the record, it was his serving in Iraq that made him a hero, it was his attitude, and his actions AFTER being wound so severely.
Even though he endured so many surgeries - a and faced so many more, this mans positive attitude was an inspiration to so many - He faced his disabilities - and helped others face theirs
For the record, it was his serving in Iraq that made him a hero, it was his attitude, and his actions AFTER being wound so severely.
Even though he endured so many surgeries - a and faced so many more, this mans positive attitude was an inspiration to so many - He faced his disabilities - and helped others face theirs
This makes him a hero -
I respect your views, and have no problem with it. All i'm saying while this kind of action might suite your idea of what a hero is, it sure does not fit mine. No harm done.
Your reply is very typical. Like anyone who feels they made no point, you resort to attack my spelling ability. Hope you feel better about yourself now. As for my level of education, emm, well if you can beat my two masters degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana (very reputable by the way) then Kudos to you. On the other hand speculating that I’m a Muslim cause of my view of the military actions in Iraq, (what you are really saying is that all Muslims hate the military) says a lot about your level of education.
I'm not attacking your spelling ability. I am attacking your inability to spell. 2 Master's Degrees at UIU, huh? Get your money back pal. Not impressed. I find it funny that everyone on these kinds of boards has multiple college degrees, is a rich CEO, is a triple-degree black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do, and/or is married to a model all by the age of 26. Impressive.
I speculated that you are a Muslim because of your other posts in other forums. All of these posts clearly show a pro-Muslim bias. Does this mean you are a Muslim? No. But if I had to bet on it, I would bet that you are Muslim.
Building and reconstructing Iraq you say, hah, you still believe that crap?!!! Let me take a guess, you are still watching fox news aren't you?!!!!
Hmm. According to you I am wrong. So, what did you see when you were in Iraq since the reports I occasionally see on Fox, CBS, and ABC about reconstruction efforts in Iraq are clearly fabricated? When did you get back from Iraq anyway? Was travel difficult? How long was your stay in Iraq and what parts of Iraq were you in? I find it neat that someone has first-hand knowledge of what is going on there and am very curious to hear from an actual observer.
Check your facts, Saddam did not kill more Iraqis, no we did. I know it is hard for you to accept, but it is true. And when did we start comparing our actions to a brutal dictator.
Please check your facts, er, phony stats that you want to believe in. If it's true, show me. You know he gassed his own people, right? Anyway, you even acknowledge that he was a brutal dictator. When did we start comparing actions? We do to show that SOME good has come from us being there by getting rid of a brutal dictator. You think some of Iraq's fellow Muslim countries would have helped??? Should we leave Iraq? Of course. ASAP. But it's not going to happen tomorrow, so we need to do it the right way and hold Iraq more accountable for taking over their own government/country.
Again despite all your meaningless patriotic rambling, NO, he was not defending my freedom. The last time the American army, navy, military whatever, did actually defend my freedom was in WWII. Since then we have only been engaging in killing others in the name of our freedom.
Anyone who volunteers for the military is signing up to defend your freedom. The minute they sign and enlist, they take the first step in doing so and will go wherever is necessary to do so. This is much bigger than Iraq.
Yes, I as an American will have to pay a price for our stupidity, be it terrorism, being hated all over the world, or looked at as ignorant self loving people. I guess you either don't care, or you have not left your state. But for me, it is something I have to deal with a lot.
You are worried about being hated by those all over the world and are complaining that YOU are going to have to pay the price for our "stupidity" yet you fail to see the irony about being looked at "self-loving". You are the one being selfish and self-centered. Tell you what, if you are Muslim, why don't you engage some of your fellow Muslim brethren and aggressively stand against terrorism that is practiced by certain members of your religion? Why don't you make it clear to those in the Middle East that America, while not perfect, is a great place for all religions to practice their crafts? Why don't people like you take the reigns to "bridge" the differences between our worlds? If you aren't Muslim, well, forget what I wrote.
I wonder how you feel we should protect our own country from terrorism? Do you feel we should be aggressive or are you one of those "protect me but don't hurt anyone or violate anyone's civil rights"?
So if you have a good counter point please do enlighten me, but if you are going to waste my time and yours telling me about my spelling cause I did not use the magical spell check, while your spelling is totally perfect even without it, then don't bother.
I've had plenty of good points. I am still waiting for you to offer a legitimate point to which I can even have a counter-point. While I admit that bashing someone's spelling is pretty lame, it does give the reader an impression on the writer and in your case, the impression isn't terribly good. At least I know not to bother to send my kid to Illinois-Urbana.
Semper Fi Marine. You were, and are, an inspiration to your comrades
I applaud all people helping others...
Please do not refer to marines are comrades...
to close to communists.
Thank you.
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