Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Melton of Carlyle, IL.
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Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Melton of Carlyle, IL.
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 438-09
June 21, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device.
Killed were: (see link for complete release)
Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Melton, 26, of Carlyle, IL. He was an Illinois Army National Guardsman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry, Marion, Illinois.
For more information, media may contact 1st Lt. Stacey Rieger at 217-494-1965 or the Illinois National Guard public affairs office at 217-761-3569.
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=1...
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 438-09
June 21, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device.
Killed were: (see link for complete release)
Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Melton, 26, of Carlyle, IL. He was an Illinois Army National Guardsman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry, Marion, Illinois.
For more information, media may contact 1st Lt. Stacey Rieger at 217-494-1965 or the Illinois National Guard public affairs office at 217-761-3569.