Pendleton-Based Marine Is First Female(Marine) Officer Killed In Iraq

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.kfmb.com/stories/story.73296.html#

A 34-year-old Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton has become the first female officer killed while fighting in Iraq.

Major Megan McClung was a public affairs officer for the Marine Corps, and over the last few months was working in Iraq as a liaison between the press and troops on the front lines.

According to the Department of Defense, McClung died while supporting combat operations in Al-Anbar Province on Wednesday. Reports that she was killed by an improvised explosive device in Ramadi were not confirmed.

She was reportedly in the town with a patrol trying to get the information to help with a reporter's story when she was killed in an enemy attack.

Military officials say McClung was assigned to the First Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters group.



I know she is not the first female officer killed in Iraq - I think they meant first female Marine officer. In any case another good life wasted in this Bush war. You can read what some of her friends have posted here: http://www.proteinwisdom.com/index.php/weblog/entry/21863/

[jody]

1. McClung first female Marine officer killed. A link to the 68 female allied troops killed below.

http://icasualties.org/oif/female.aspx

[BOSSHOG]

2. bush, an equal opportunity family destroyer

[MadMaddie]

3. Another wasted American life.....another soldier who would

have helped in the future conflicts.....

When are we going to impeach his ass and end this war....

RIP...

[IndianaGreen]

4. Each day we stay in Iraq, is a day in which Americans will die

There is no point in staying, let's get out now.

[sabra]

5. k & r