(CNN) -- For most of his life, Marlon Jackson was shy. He was the kind who would stand in the corner at a party swaying side-to-side, quietly sipping on a beer while others danced and socialized. "We called him Fudgie," Marlon's cousin, Juarez Jackson, said. "Fudgie was a great cousin with a smile that could light up an entire room. He was not the person with the most words, but he had a great sense of humor and personality." CNN first learned about Marlon when his name was added to the Home & Away database, an interactive memorial for the troops who have lost their lives fighting in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Thanks to Juarez, we were given an opportunity to learn more.
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Spc. Marlon Jackson was killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Iraq in 2003
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Marlon is remembered by his cousin as a shy, introverted young man
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Marlon became more confident after joining the Army
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Marlon's life influenced his cousin, Juarez, to work as software engineer in defense industry
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