▁a ▁child ▁named ▁Re ed ▁Gar rett ▁from ▁a ▁previous ▁relationship , ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁since ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁ad option . ▁Mac ▁once ▁described ▁Cla ire ▁as ▁ 5 ' 6 ", ▁athlet ic , ▁with ▁light ▁brown ▁hair ▁and ▁big ▁blue ▁eyes . ▁Cla ire ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks ▁and ▁her ▁death ▁troubles ▁and ▁p ains ▁him ▁to ▁this ▁day , ▁causing ▁chron ic ▁ins om nia . ▁After ▁her ▁death , ▁Mac ▁got ▁rid ▁of ▁everything ▁that ▁rem ind ed ▁him ▁of ▁her , ▁except ▁pictures ▁and ▁a ▁beach ▁ball ▁she ▁had ▁blow n ▁up , ▁saying , ▁" Her ▁breath ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁there ." ▁Her ▁remains ▁were ▁never ▁recovered ▁from ▁the ▁de br is ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center . ▁ ▁Military ▁Service ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁stated ▁that ▁Mac ▁greatly ▁adm ired ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁was ▁influenced ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁go ▁into ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁by ▁him . ▁He ▁once ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁wanted ▁to ▁serve ▁his ▁country ▁more ▁than ▁anything ▁else ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Even ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁he ▁dressed ▁up ▁in ▁fat ig ues ▁and ▁pret ended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁soldier ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁super h ero . ▁ ▁Mac ▁followed ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁foot steps ▁into ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion ▁ 8 th ▁Mar ines ▁during ▁the ▁peace keep ing ▁mission ▁to ▁Be ir ut ,