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Melvin L Henley Jr
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Name: Army Spc. Melvin L. Henley Jr.
Age: 26
From: Jackson, Miss.;
Assigned to the 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.;
Incident: Army Spc. Melvin L. Henley Jr. died Nov. 21 at Camp Striker in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.
Died: November 21, 2007
Jackson soldier on second tour in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 26
From: Jackson, Miss.;
Assigned to the 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.;
Incident: Army Spc. Melvin L. Henley Jr. died Nov. 21 at Camp Striker in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.
Died: November 21, 2007
Jackson soldier on second tour in Iraq
The Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. — Spc. Melvin Henley was on his second tour of duty in Iraq family members say when he died Nov. 21 at Camp Striker in Iraq from injuries suffered from a non-combat-related incident.
The Department of Defense announced Henley’s death Nov. 23.
The cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the head, Jim Jeffcoat, a spokesman for Fort Stewart in Georgia, where Henley was assigned, told The Clarion-Ledger newspaper.
“It is under investigation,” Jeffcoat said.
Henley, 26, from Jackson, was a helicopter mechanic. He was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart in March 2007. He served one tour of duty in...
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the 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.;
Incident
Army Spc. Melvin L. Henley Jr. died Nov. 21 at Camp Striker in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.
Prayers & Messages
Melvin L Henley Jr
2008-05-17
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Melvin L Henley Jr
2007-12-07
Poor Melvin. We mourn you.