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rsmith6621 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 09:39 AM
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First woman Marine officer dies in Iraq


06:47 PM PST on Monday, December 11, 2006

Associated Press and KING5.com Staff

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Marine Maj. Megan M. McClung, of Coupeville, Wash., has died in Iraq, becoming the first female Marine officer to be killed in the conflict.

McClung, 34, was a public affairs officer assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters at Camp Pendleton. She joined the Marine Corps in May 1995.

She died Dec. 6 in Al Anbar province, the Department of Defense said in a news release.



http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_121106WABwashmarine_killedSW.1a421d21.html
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BoneDaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 09:45 AM
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1. So much death
So many beautiful faces, wonderful people, gone.
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 09:58 AM
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2. Blessings and prayers for her spirit, family, and friends
Marine Maj. Megan M. McClung :patriot:

:cry:

How many more George, how many?
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 10:26 AM
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3. It's kind of surprising it's taken this long. My thoughts go to her family. nt
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Ghost in the Machine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:05 AM
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4. R.I.P. Major McClung
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Recursion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:23 AM
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5. ah, crap. I met her once
It's a small Corps. Semper fi, ma'am :(
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cwydro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:34 AM
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6. So sad.
This is just such a waste.
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