Video: RIP, Maj. Megan McClung
posted at 10:39 am on December 14, 2006 by Allahpundit
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Thanks much to Ken Noland of DVIDS, the public affair arm of the Third Army and Centcom, for pointing us to this. Many of you will know her name from her correspondence with Patterico in late November about the airstrike-that-wasn’t in Ramadi. Two weeks later, on December 6th, she was killed by an IED along with Army specialist Vincent Pomante and Capt. Travis Patriquin, whose name should also be familiar. Michael Fumento knew her and Patriquin and wrote about them, memorably, here.
McClung’s father has since left a few comments at Patterico’s site. I’ll leave you with this:
We know that Megan died doing just what she wanted to do and we supported her all the way. It is a shame that I cannot share all of the tributes with each of you, but if I could, you would realize very quickly what a wonderful person Megan was. Her credo as a PAO was: “Be Bold, Be Brief, Be Gone!” She lived her credo to the end.
The highest-ranking female officer killed in Iraq. Rest in peace.
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Salute!
Lawrence on December 14, 2006 at 10:42 AM
Rest in Peace. The people in this tribute who spoke for her did a great job in conveying the type of person she must have been. Well done.
Very sad to lose her.
Dash on December 14, 2006 at 10:50 AM
Requiescat in pace, ma’am.
And when she gets to Heaven
To St. Peter will she tell
“One more Marine reporting, sir,
I’ve served my time in Hell!”
Semper Fi
Militant Bibliophile on December 14, 2006 at 10:58 AM
Damn, that was a rough one.
Bless you Megan and family.
shooter on December 14, 2006 at 11:07 AM
Very touching.
What a wonderful woman and warrior, she is the best of the best.
Semper Fi Major Megan, you will never be forgotten.
flagwaver on December 14, 2006 at 11:15 AM
A brave and honorable woman. Rest in Peace.
amerpundit on December 14, 2006 at 11:16 AM
God speed Megan. God Bless you and your family.
Timber Wolf on December 14, 2006 at 11:24 AM
Semper Fidelis, INDEED.
Thank you for your service, Marines.
Kai on December 14, 2006 at 11:25 AM
Peace be with her and peace be with all those who loved her and were touched by her. Amen.
jeannedb on December 14, 2006 at 11:26 AM
Bless Megan’s family and friends in their loss.
dalewalt on December 14, 2006 at 11:29 AM
God bless Megan and her family. I was reading about this at Patterico, and her father sounds like quite the man as well.
JammieWearingFool on December 14, 2006 at 11:32 AM
God Bless You Maj. McClung.
maintenanceman on December 14, 2006 at 11:39 AM
We appreciate your sacrifice, Maj. McClung. God bless you.
BirdEye on December 14, 2006 at 11:44 AM
May God bless and rest in peace, Major. OOORAH
oldelpasoan on December 14, 2006 at 11:45 AM
Godspeed, Major McClung. And thank you for your noble service and your ultimate sacrifice.
Pablo on December 14, 2006 at 11:47 AM
Semper Fi
This video just pushed Kleenex stock up . Probably someone I would have worked with after she did her tour. I am a civilian who is honored to be working with a lot of people like her.
StuLongIsland on December 14, 2006 at 12:01 PM
There is a tradition in the Corps, of which my (former-Marine husband is very proud, that Marines stand guard at the gates of Heaven.
Major McClung, reporting for duty. Semper Fidelis.
Stefka on December 14, 2006 at 12:05 PM
Amen!
MarkB on December 14, 2006 at 12:07 PM
May God bless her family and friends who have lost a great presence in their lives.
Benaiah on December 14, 2006 at 12:15 PM
a very moving tribute. may God bless them all for all they do for us back home to keep us and the whole world safe from tyranny and oppression
mfnorman on December 14, 2006 at 12:17 PM
bless her.
jummy on December 14, 2006 at 12:24 PM
My prayers and thanks go out to the families of these three heroes.
infidel on December 14, 2006 at 12:24 PM
Again, words fail me.
tormod on December 14, 2006 at 12:36 PM
May God grant her rest and her family peace.
Tim Burton on December 14, 2006 at 1:13 PM
Some times there is no words to say, just a deep sense of lost and sadness in the soul.
Proudandugly on December 14, 2006 at 1:19 PM
May God welcome her home….
PinkyBigglesworth on December 14, 2006 at 1:32 PM
“A hazard of the trade say some; the cost of living free,
Yet every time the debt is paid the merchants raise the fee”
Time to rest Warriors. We thank you!
GaryC on December 14, 2006 at 2:13 PM
Rest in Peace, Heroes
robo on December 14, 2006 at 2:16 PM
Made me cry. Greater love has no one than this. God Bless.
Kevin on December 14, 2006 at 3:08 PM
“Some times there is no words to say, just a deep sense of lost and sadness in the soul”.
Proudandugly on December 14, 2006
I could not hav eput it better than proudandugly!
Bearhopi on December 14, 2006 at 4:02 PM
Semper Fidelis, Marine.
x95b10 on December 14, 2006 at 4:23 PM
While I watched this video of this beautiful young woman and the men who lost their lives with her…I’m sorry; I couldn’t help but think of John Kerry and his vile remarks. People, such as these three make me so proud and make the cause all that more important.
Never quit. The goal and purpose are good. Please, America, don’t let their sacrifices to have been in vain.
jatfla on December 14, 2006 at 4:30 PM
Stefka wrote: “There is a tradition in the Corps, of which my (former-Marine husband is very proud, that Marines stand guard at the gates of Heaven.”
So they say….
“If the Army and the Navy Ever gaze on Heaven’s scenes,
They will find the streets are guarded By United States Marines.” Marine Corps Hymn
Blessed be her memory.
georgej on December 14, 2006 at 4:59 PM
What a beautiful tribute and what a loss to our country.
pullingmyhairout on December 14, 2006 at 5:14 PM
What a wonderful woman. May God Bless her and her family & friends. It’s people like her who make this country so great.
Catie96706 on December 14, 2006 at 5:36 PM
What a great young lady. What a magnificent Warrior. How awesome were the two young Men who died with her?
One thing stands out in this video. The United States Marine Corps and the Armed Forces are full of professionals, outstanding Warriors, and filled with the diversity of America. Every hair color, every race, every gender, and every walk of Life was shown. There isn’t a prejudiced bone alive in the Armed Forces today that I have ever come across. A Warrior is treated as a Warrior and based on their performance in their profession.
MAJ McClung, CPT Patriquin and SPC Pomante are truly some of the finest Americans ever offered on the field of battle. We would do well to live our lives to be worthy of their sacrifice. And the Iraqi people owe their families’ a huge debt, which they can never repay. And we will never ask them to do so either. But it is a Debt of Honor owed, nonetheless.
God bless Maj McClung, CPT Patriquin, and SPC Pomante.
Subsunk
Subsunk on December 15, 2006 at 2:27 PM
What a beautiful tribute. Thank you for sharing that.
austinnelly on December 15, 2006 at 10:01 PM