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Mark W. Melcher
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Name: Army Spc. Mark W. Melcher
Age: 34
From: Pittsburgh
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor, Pennsylvania National Guard, Friedens, Pa.
Incident: Army Spc. Mark W. Melcher was killed April 15 when his M1A1 Abrams tank came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Taqaddum, Iraq.
Died: April 15, 2006
Pa. soldier killed in Iraq
Age: 34
From: Pittsburgh
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor, Pennsylvania National Guard, Friedens, Pa.
Incident: Army Spc. Mark W. Melcher was killed April 15 when his M1A1 Abrams tank came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Taqaddum, Iraq.
Died: April 15, 2006
Pa. soldier killed in Iraq
PITTSBURGH — A western Pennsylvania soldier was killed in combat when his tank was hit by small arms fire, the Department of Defense said Monday.
Army Spc. Mark W. Melcher, 34, of Bethel Park, a Pittsburgh suburb, was killed on Saturday in Taqaddum, Iraq, when his M1A1 Abrams tank was involved in combat, military authorities said.
Melcher was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, out of Friedens, Somerset County. Messages left with Army Public Affairs and Melcher’s unit were not immediately returned.
A listed phone number for Melcher could not be found Monday. A woman who identified herself as Melcher’s sister-in-law said his family did not wish to...
Occupation
the 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor, Pennsylvania National Guard, Friedens, Pa.
Incident
Army Spc. Mark W. Melcher was killed April 15 when his M1A1 Abrams tank came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Taqaddum, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Mark W. Melcher
2006-10-27
May you rest in peace. May your family find strength in knowing they will see you again in Heaven.
Mark W. Melcher
2006-05-05
May Christ support us all the day long,
till the shadows lengthen,
and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over
and our work is done.
Then in His mercy
may He give us a safe lodging,
and holy rest and peace at the last.
Amen.
till the shadows lengthen,
and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over
and our work is done.
Then in His mercy
may He give us a safe lodging,
and holy rest and peace at the last.
Amen.