Capt. Daniel G. McCollum
Co-pilot
29
Richland, South Carolina
Joined the Marine Corps in 1993.
We lost a man from our Early Family Focus Bible Study yesterday at Shadow
Mountain Community Church in El Cajon.
This man was a good man. A Godly man with a gentile warrior spirit.
He was an embodiment of our motto "Always Faithful" to God, Country
and Corps.
Yesterday, I thought about the names of the Marines as they were listed on the
news. Before any military flight departs an airfield they call to the
tower and advise how many souls are on board, I thought about if any of
them were saved. I know how tight a flight crew is and when I learned that
Dan was among those Marines, I knew he would have been a witness of Jesus Christ
to each of those Marines. You see, because Marines take care of their own
and see to all the needs of our fellow Marines. Our Core Values Charter
requires of us as leaders of Marines to be spiritual and moral guides.
Dan was a Christian leader of Marines.
Their C-130 still had another final destination yesterday...Heaven. And
Dan brought them home to report: All present and accounted for.
May God bless the men and women who have answered the call to serve and bestow a
peace of understanding to their families.
In His Grip-
Semper Fidelis,
Sergeant Wil White, US Marine
Please lift up Jennifer McCollum in your prayers.
They have been married just over
seven months, and Jennifer is four months pregnant (1/10/2002).