Bailey, Lakeshia Mesha
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Verified At 23, SGT Bailey, Lakeshia Mesha of COLUMBUS, GA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY G, 203D COMBAT SUPPORT BATTALION, 3D BCT, FORT BENNING, GA, when she died in AL KUT, IRAQ on March 8, 2010.
Their Story
Bailey, Lakeshia Mesha was 23 and from COLUMBUS, GA when she joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY G, 203D COMBAT SUPPORT BATTALION, 3D BCT, FORT BENNING, GA as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take her life.
She did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded her death on March 8, 2010 in AL KUT, IRAQ.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
The members of COMPANY G, 203D COMBAT SUPPORT BATTALION, 3D BCT, FORT BENNING, GA who served alongside her carry her memory. Her record in DCAS documents her service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Bailey, Lakeshia Mesha was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.
