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Melissa Valles
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Name: Army Sgt. Melissa Valles
Age: 26
From: non-combat-related injuries July 9 in Balad, Iraq.
Assigned to Company B, 64th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Carson, Col. died of non-combat-related injuries July 9 in Balad, Iraq.
Incident: Army Sgt. Melissa Valles was killed
Died: July 09, 2003
South Texas mother continues seeking answers in soldier’s death
Associated Press
Age: 26
From: non-combat-related injuries July 9 in Balad, Iraq.
Assigned to Company B, 64th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Carson, Col. died of non-combat-related injuries July 9 in Balad, Iraq.
Incident: Army Sgt. Melissa Valles was killed
Died: July 09, 2003
South Texas mother continues seeking answers in soldier’s death
Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO — One week after an Army sergeant from Eagle Pass, Texas, was buried with military honors, her mother still has one question for the Army.
How did Sgt. Melissa Valles die?
Military officials have said that Valles, who was with the headquarters detachment of the 64th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat team, died from a noncombat gunshot wound to her abdomen on July 9 while stationed in Balad, Iraq.
But how she sustained the wound remains unknown.
Completion of a report on Valles’ death could be weeks away, said Army spokeswoman Martha Rudd.
Another soldier from Valles’ unit, based in Fort Carson, Colo.,...
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Company B, 64th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Carson, Col.
Incident
Army Sgt. Melissa Valles died of non-combat-related injuries July 9 in Balad, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Melissa Valles
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.