Our Latest American Hero #117

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I post this memorial in light of the fact that April was the deadliest month for our brave soldiers since September of '07.

I post this memorial because Merlin represents the countless many who where so severely wounded in Iraq, that in spite of our best medical efforts and their efforvescent zeal for life, succombed to the limits of mortality.

I post this to express my appreciation to the Department of Defense which has doggedly told the truth about U.S. casualties in the shadow of an administration hell bent on creating for themselves a reputation of greatness based on lies fueled by avarice, arrogance, and narcasism.

And I do this, even if at a time like this, the truth is belatedly revealed (Merlin died 20 days ago....)

.....without further ado.

Marine Sgt. Merlin German, 22, of Manhattan, N.Y.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 11 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar, Iraq, on Feb. 22, 2005. He had been medically retired on Sept. 28, 2007, as a result of his injuries.