Merlin. a graduate of Woodlands High School. was a dedicated friend. son. brother. and citizen. Those who met him could not deny his big heart. entrepreneurial spirit. and great sense of humor. The youngest of eight children born to Dominican immigrants. he and his siblings were not allowed to play with toy guns in the house. Yet this did not prevent him from realizing his childhood goal of serving in the military. and he enlisted in the Marines in September 2003. Merlin German became part of a weapons platoon for convoy security in Iraq in the fall of 2004 and was charged with spotting improvised explosive devices.
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