Mort Zetlin was serving a stint in the U.S. Army in Germany during the early 1950s when he first encountered Mercedes-Benz automobiles.
Little did he know that the chance meeting would help define the next 70 years of his life.
Zetlin, now 94, is chairman of Mercedes-Benz of Arlington and Mercedes-Benz of Alexandria. On Sept. 16, he was honored by the Optimist Club of Arlington for decades of service to the club and across the broader community…