[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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             HONORING THE LIFE OF USMC MAJOR MEGAN McCLUNG

  (Mrs. KIM of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KIM of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life of U.S. 
Marine Corps Major Megan McClung from Mission Viejo in my district. She 
was the first female Marine Corps officer to be killed in the Iraq war. 
She was also the first woman graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy to be 
killed in action.
  Major McClung's headstone reads: ``Be brief. Be bold. Be gone.''
  While she left us too soon, she had a life well lived and made a 
lasting impact.
  If marines didn't know her, they knew of her. She was an avid 
marathon runner and triathlete. Her contagious personality, tenacity, 
and fiery red hair are remembered by all.
  This week, I introduced a bipartisan bill to rename the Mission Viejo 
Post Office in her honor.
  We can never fully repay our fallen heroes and their families, but I 
hope this will help preserve her story for future generations.

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