Regina R. Clark
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| Age: |
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43 |
| Hometown: |
Centralia, WA |
| Date of Death: |
6/23/2005 |
| Incident Location: |
Fallujah, Iraq |
| Branch of Military: |
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Navy |
| Rank: |
Petty Officer 1st Class |
| Unit: |
Naval Construction Region Detachment 30 |
| Unit's Base: |
Port Hueneme, Calif. |
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Regina R. Clark knew she was headed to dangerous territory. A few days before she died, a man right behind her was shot. But she was ready for anything. "She is by far the strongest human I've ever known," said friend Kim Elliott, "not woman but human." Clark, 43, of Centralia, Wash., was killed June 23 when a vehicle drove near her convoy in Fallujah and exploded. She was assigned to a unit from Camp Lejeune. Born in Kassel, Germany, Clark attended college on softball scholarships and joined the Marine reserves. Her brother and father served in the Navy, and she was a veteran of Desert Storm. Clark was called up one week after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. In March 2003, the morning she headed to Kuwait, she told a local newspaper that she was ready to head to a hot spot. She said she told her then-16-year-old son, Kerry, who worried she might not return, "I could leave for work on a normal day and not come back. We never have any guarantees." Elliott said Clark planned to retire from the military when she returned from Iraq.
03/06/2011Christine Beltramo (aka YN2 Kempf)
I had the priviledge and honor of serving with CS1 in 2005 upto June 23rd. She looked out after myself and my friend and I looked upon her as a mentor. Amazing smile, very knowledgeable and down to earth. She enjoyed her coffee; I had placed a bag on the handle to her room. It was still there that morning...to this day, I think about you CS1. I miss you and I thank God for the unique opportunity of meeting you. Always and forever...YN2
18/05/2011millerr
Her son is also inspirational: http://wsu-online.blogspot.com/2011/05/slain-reservists-son-on-track-to.html
29/04/2011Suzanne Dallefeld
I went to high school with Regina in Canton Illinois. She was one of my very best friends and at one point, dated my brother, who is also in heaven. I always admired Regina and all of her athletic abilities. She always had a positive attitude and a beautiful smile on her face.
27/01/2010YN1 Diana Saunders(formerly Powell)
I met "Reggie" in 2003 when we all got called up to go into "the hot zone". The training was quick and tough but we all hung in there. Sometimes we laughed and sometimes we cried but; we were always there for each other. Reggie could always turn a frown into a smile with her quick witt and humorous outlook on life! We shared stories about our children as we were both single Mother's and fears about what the deployment meant for our kids. She always bragged about her son Kerry and how he was the center of her life and how she wanted a better life for him. There were several long sleepless nights spent up talking.
Instead of going forward I stayed behind to handle the administrative portion for most of the troops deployed forward. Many Seabees who served with her had a great admiration for her because she cared for them! She was a very giving person.
While in Iraq there were stories about how she went beyond the normal measures to ensure that morale was high! She even arranged for a cake for one Seabee to celebrate his 50th birthday in country.
Reggie, you'll be remembered forever. Rest in peace my friend. God Bless your family and may they find comfort in knowing just how much your sparkling smile and generous spirit affected many lives!
15/07/2009YN1 Regina Clark, NOSC Portland
I would like to have met CS1 Clark. I was on the internet right before I deployed to support OIF when a friend instant messaged me because he heard my name on the news. He wanted to make sure it was not really me. Ironically, CS1 Clark and I lived within 50 miles of each other, are close in age. It would have been an honor to have attended her Memorial, but I was deployed.