But when his uncle told him on November 13 , 2003 , that Marlon had been killed by a roadside bomb two days prior , on Veterans Day , his whole life changed . Spc . Marlon Jackson was killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Iraq in 2003 . Marlon is remembered by his cousin as a shy , introverted young man . Marlon became more confident after joining the Army . He had been bullied at school and he wanted to be accepted for who he was rather than what others thought of him.
Spc . Marlon Jackson was killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Iraq in 2003 . Marlon is remembered by his cousin as a shy , introverted young man . Marlon became more confident after joining the Army . He had been bullied at school and he wanted to be accepted for who he was rather than what others thought of him.