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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.
Oh man - this poor guy went through an awful lot of turmoil. Over 100 operations, 9 months in ICU, burnt over 95%.. sheesh. What an amazing person that he still had the energy and especially the selflessness to start a charity while enduring such hellish circumstances. Truly amazing.
emmm, i beg to differ, he was in camp ramadi, let us see, emm, i don't think he was doing community service or helping the elderly. he was there to enforce occupation and kill anyone who resists it. not a hero in my book. at best a young life wasted for a stupid war. the real heros to me are the young Iraqi children living in all this craziness.
emmm, i beg to differ, he was in camp ramadi, let us see, emm, i don't think he was doing community service or helping the elderly. he was there to enforce occupation and kill anyone who resists it. not a hero in my book. at best a young life wasted for a stupid war. the real heros to me are the young Iraqi children living in all this craziness.
How the hell do you know what he was doing there? You don't know. He served his country and died doing it but not before he started a charity as he was dying. That is heroism. He wasn't selfish and I am sure he wasn't so thrilled with being away from his loved ones here in the United States and would rather have not been sent to war, especially a war that has been and will be (and rightfully) questioned forever.
This country will miss the him and people like him before people like you.
The audacity of some people on these forums amazes me! You can be against the war but do not make disparaging remarks about a young man who served his country and ultimately died as a result of that service! You may not agree with what he did there but guess what? He was following orders and paid dearly for it. God bless him and his family! May he rest in peace......and may we not forget that our soldiers are only doing what is asked of them. Do not be disrespectful when we are living our normal lives while they are in a freaking desert far from their families and friends. The funny thing is that most of the people who are so vehemently against the war wouldn't have the balls to fight if called.
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