Hines, Keicia Melia
On January 14, 2004, the ARMY lost SGT Hines, Keicia Melia of CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA in MOSUL, IRAQ. She was 27.
Their Story
SGT Hines, Keicia Melia, 27 years old, grew up in CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with 108TH MP COMPANY, 503D MP BN, 16TH MP BDE (ABN), FORT BRAGG, NC 28310 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Killed on January 14, 2004 in MOSUL, IRAQ, Hines, Keicia Melia was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA is where Hines, Keicia Melia came from. It is where her memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Hines, Keicia Melia 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.