`Miracle' Marine dies; badly burned in 2005 Iraq blast Posted: 5 months ago by jhordie
A Marine sergeant who became a symbol of resilience as he strove to recover from a roadside bomb blast in Iraq that blanketed 97 percent of his body with burns has died, the Defense Department said. He was 22.
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Posted: 5 months ago by horsefeathers:
Very sad.
I work at a military installation, so I always hate to hear of all the casualities.
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Posted: 5 months ago by Moe:
/Salute Sgt. Merlin German, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
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Posted: 5 months ago by jhordie:
Sounds like he was an amazing man. A lot of courage for a 22 year old.
The link to his charity site has more articles on him.
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Posted: 5 months ago by bcgrote:
Amazing and brave!
Will his death be counted as resulting from the war? How could we tell?
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Posted: 5 months ago by ieldanth:
He was listed as a casualty of war when he got burned, so yes.
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Posted: 5 months ago by ImNotBlue:
Wait... how did he die?! I know that he was badly injured... but I'm pretty sure I saw an interview with him recently!
How did he die?! The article doesn't say!
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