Marine Officer Who Died In Iraq Had Been Escorting Oliver North and 'Newsweek' Journalist

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Marine Officer Who Died In Iraq Had Been Escorting Oliver North and 'Newsweek' Journalist:

NEW YORK Marine Maj. Megan McClung, a public affairs officer who became the highest-ranking woman killed in Iraq when she died two weeks ago, had been escorting Oliver North and a FOX News crew through Ramadi just moments before a roadside bomb took her life, a military spokesman told E&P on Monday.

When the explosion occurred on Dec. 6, McClung was in the midst of escorting a Newsweek staffer, according to Lt. Col. Bryan Salas, a public affairs officer stationed at Camp Fallujah.

'My understanding is that Newsweek was with her at the time of the explosion, in a different vehicle,' Salas said. 'She had just dropped off the Fox News crew.'

A Fox News spokesperson said she could not confirm North's involvement, while Newsweek confirmed that its correspondent, Sarah Childress, was involved.

McClung, 34, had just left North, a Fox contributor, and his crew at the Ramadi Government Center following a 10-minute escorted drive from Camp Ramadi, a U.S. Army base there, Salas said. 'It was her first and only escort with him,' Salas told E&P. 'He was covering the Marines in Ramadi.' Many journalists go out without any military escort, even in dangerous areas.