Melia, Anthony Charles
Male
Verified On January 27, 2007, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Melia, Anthony Charles of THOUSAND OAKS, CA in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
LCPL Melia, Anthony Charles, 20 years old, grew up in THOUSAND OAKS, CA and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with F CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, MCB CAMP PENDLETON, CA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On January 27, 2007, he died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: January 27, 2007. Hometown: THOUSAND OAKS, CA.
Explore Further
Melia, Anthony Charles 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.
