Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marc A. Lee
28 years old from Hood River, Oregon
Navy SEAL
August 2, 2006
“Marc was amazing. He was my best friend, my love,” his widow, Maya, said.
Petty Officer Marc A. Lee joined the Navy in 2001 and became an
AO after completing Naval Air Technical Training. Later that year he
attempted to complete the grueling BUD/S program but caught pneumonia and had to drop out. He tried again in 2004 and completed the course.
On August 2, 2006, Marc A. Lee became the first SEAL to be
killed in combat in Iraq when he was fatally wounded in a firefight in
Ramadi, Iraq. The following is from the award citation:
“During the operation, one element member was wounded by enemy
fire. The element completed the casualty evacuation, regrouped and
returned onto the battlefield to continue the fight. Petty Officer Lee
and his SEAL element maneuvered to assault an unidentified enemy
position. He, his teammates, Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Abrams tanks
engaged enemy positions with suppressive fire from an adjacent building
to the north.
“To protect the lives of his teammates, he fearlessly exposed
himself to direct enemy fire by engaging the enemy with his machine gun
and was mortally wounded in the engagement. His brave actions in the
line of fire saved the lives of many of his teammates”
“It was so like Marc to give up his life to save his friends,”
his mother, Debbie Lee, told the Hood River News. “I am so proud of
him. He is my hero.”
Petty Officer Lee was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star with
combat “V” for his actions in Iraq during his team’s combat tour and
the Purple Heart medal.
All Information Was Found On And Copied From MilitaryCity.com
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that
others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am
proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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