Freedom Remembered

Born: March 27, 1980
Died: September 13, 2004 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Cpl. Jaygee Meluat of Tamuning, Guam and his wife, Melanie, playfully tried to predict the gender of the couple’s first baby. He wanted a girl; she wanted a boy. But he had to miss the birth due to training. He said that since he got his baby girl I could name her. She named the baby MiaCai in honor of the proud new father. She said “mia” means “mine” and “cai” means “girl”. The day he died was their daughter’s third birthday. Meluat was a native of Palau, the youngest of 12 children, and had moved to Guam as a teenager to live with one of his older sisters. He graduated George Washington High School in 1999. He was one of the students you remembered because he was always laughing, smiling and joking when he was on campus. His father, Jonathan George Meluat. Jaygee died at age 24 due to enemy action.
Marines
3rd Assault
Amphibian Battalion
1st Marine Division
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, California

Burial is at Guam Veterans Cemetery in Piti, Guam – Row 2 Site 4

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