Brown, Menelek Martel
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Verified At 24, PO2 Brown, Menelek Martel of EASTPOINT, GA was serving with the NAVY, USS HOPPER (DDG 70), when he died in Iraq on January 3, 2008.
Their Story
PO2 Brown, Menelek Martel, 24 years old, grew up in EASTPOINT, GA and served as Active Duty in the NAVY with USS HOPPER (DDG 70) during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Killed on January 3, 2008 in Iraq, Brown, Menelek Martel was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 NAVY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Brown, Menelek Martel 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.
