Smethport K-9 Handler Marries Medic Who Saved Her Life in Iraq

September 12, 2008

Air Force Times — By Michael Hoffman

Mike and Jamie Mangan on their Smethport farm Mike and Jamie Mangan with Rex outside their farm in Smethport. Jamie and Rex were a team in Iraq where Jamie was gravely injured by an IED in 2005. Mike Mangan was the first medic on the scene and saved her life, and they eventually were married.

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About Smethport

Smethport is a borough of McKean County, Pennsylvania, and the county seat. It is also Pennsylvania’s first Route 6 Heritage Community. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,515.

Dutch land surveyors explored Smethport in 1807 and selected it as northwest Pennsylvania’s most perfect town site. The community was named after Raymond and Theodore de Smeth, Dutch bankers and business agents based in Amsterdam, who established their firm in 1736.