# @wmar2news on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUrxV0sDo9W
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/56499145-wmar2news-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7a4fa8cfb4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-13T04:02:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WMAR-2 News (@WMAR2News) — https://gondola.cc/WMAR2News

## Caption

After serving his country and community for 38 years, a Marine Corps veteran from Ellicott City says his most important mission has always been at home  caring for his 37-year-old son.

Robbie Merle was born with the most severe form of cerebral palsy. He requires daily, hands-on care. For decades, his parents, Stephen and Nina Merle, have been his advocates.

Through Maryland’s Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), Robbie receives support under a program called Self-Directed Services. The program allows individuals with disabilities to stay in their homes and choose who provides their care, instead of moving into a group home or institutional setting.

For the Merle family, that choice is everything. #veterans #military #militarylife

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- **Views:** 198
- **Likes:** 14
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- **Comments:** 1

## Tags

veterans, military, militarylife

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