[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8461]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALLEN MISSISSIPPI MARINE U.S. MARINE LANCE 
                   CORPORAL (LCPL) MARC LUCAS TUCKER

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 24, 2017

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I am humbled to rise today in 
memory of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCpl) Marc Lucas Tucker who 
was killed on June 8, 2005, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. LCpl Tucker 
died in a non-hostile vehicle accident on Alternate Supply Route 
Uranium, Iraq.
  LCpl Tucker, a Pontotoc native and 1999 South Pontotoc High School 
graduate, was assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Force 
Service Support Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan, 
attached to 2nd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), II Marine 
Expeditionary Force (Forward).
  LCpl Tucker's mother, Donna Bagwell, says her son wanted to be a 
Marine from the time he was a little boy. He wanted to follow in the 
footsteps of his grandfather who also served in the Marine Corps.
  In 2003, LCpl Tucker enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. His service 
included training in Okinawa and South Korea in the Korean 
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
  In 2005, LCpl Tucker volunteered to go to Iraq to protect our nation 
in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His death was hard on the family, but Mrs. 
Bagwell says her son wanted to serve our nation.
  ``He loved America,'' Mrs. Bagwell said. ``He loved the Marine Corps 
and everything about it.''
  LCpl Tucker's awards include the Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct 
Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War 
on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian 
Service Medal, and Sea Service Ribbon.
  LCpl Tucker is survived by his parents; Kelly Tucker and Donna 
Bagwell and siblings; Christy Irby, Pam Bolen, and Terry Bagwell.
  LCpl Tucker lived to serve our country and died while protecting it. 
His devotion to protecting our freedoms will not be forgotten

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