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Kenneth A Melton
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Name: Army Spc. Kenneth A. Melton
Age: 30
From: Westplains, Mo.
Assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Army National Guard, Fordyce, Ark.
Incident: Army Spc. Kenneth A. Melton was killed April 25 when his military vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire while traveling in a convoy from Baghdad.
Died: April 25, 2004
Age: 30
From: Westplains, Mo.
Assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Army National Guard, Fordyce, Ark.
Incident: Army Spc. Kenneth A. Melton was killed April 25 when his military vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire while traveling in a convoy from Baghdad.
Died: April 25, 2004
Officers in Spc. Kenneth A. Melton's unit referred to him as a "grunt," but offered him the highest praise for his position. "He always did his job," said retired Sgt. Larry Engles, who served with Melton on a peacekeeping mission in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The 30-year-old from Batesville, Ark., was killed when a roadside bomb detonated near in Baghdad April 25. He was based in Fordyce, Ark. Melton, who was raised in Thayer, Mo., worked as a truck driver for Dowell Transport Inc.
— Associated Press
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Company B, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Army National Guard, Fordyce, Ark.
Incident
Army Spc. Kenneth A. Melton was killed April 25 when his military vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire while traveling in a convoy from Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
Kenneth A Melton
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.