--- title: "This Marine will make you want to let the bodies hit the floor" date: "2020-02-05" modified: "2020-10-22" authors: - name: "Shannon Corbeil" job_title: "Contributor, Air Force Veteran" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/scorbeil/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/this-marine-will-make-you-want-to-let-the-bodies-hit-the-floor/" categories: - "Entertainment" - "Music" --- # This Marine will make you want to let the bodies hit the floor ![]() [U.S. Marine Chloe Mondesir]() is not in any way predictable. --- First, as is often the case with women, you wouldn't expect her to be a military veteran (let alone a Marine), but she served as an Ammunition Technician in Iraq. She also holds multiple college degrees (something you wouldn't expect from a Marine — zing!) and is a mother of an 8-year-old (and her daughter, by the way, knows the lyrics to Drowning Pools' "Bodies" and headbangs accordingly). Probably what's the most refreshing when you meet Mondesir is how fun-loving and energetic she is. If you're a fan of Season 2 of John Cena's "[American Grit]()," then you already know this. "It's pretty hot in Iraq so sometimes things get really tough and you need that extra motivation, and music just does it." In her Battle Mix video, she even makes the heat of Iraq sound not so bad. She also talks about how she was privy to Usher's 2004 hit "Yeah" before the rest of her buddies at boot camp, and I grin every time I watch it. Fun fact: she's the only one of WATM's Battle Mix veterans we had to censor. Just another great Chloe Mondesir surprise. Check out her interview here: And you can [catch her full Battle Mix]() right here: ## Author Shannon Corbeil has worked for We Are The Mighty as a digital video producer, writer, and host, as well as a staff writer covering military history, trivia, and valor. Shannon is a fierce veteran advocate, covering the achievements of members of the military community and volunteering in multiple veteran non-profit organizations, including Pin-Ups for Vets and Warriors for Peace Theatre. Her undergraduate degree is in Humanities and Philosophy and her Masters is in Strategic Intelligence. A screenwriter and actor recently seen on SEAL TEAM and THE ROOKIE, Shannon writes about exciting projects in the entertainment industry. She is an alum of the Writers Guild Foundation Veterans Writing Project, a Finalist in the Disney TV Writing Fellowship, an inaugural fellow for the STARZ/VME #TakeTheLead Program, and has performed at the Geffen Playhouse and Kennedy Center as a writer, dancer, singer, and actor. As a U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer, Shannon supported the 25th Fighter Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea, and conducted Cyber Threat Analysis at the National Security Agency. Her work has been seen in Business Insider, Task & Purpose, Military.com, and various other publications. ### Author social links [Facebook]() [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()