Melo, Julian S
Male
Verified Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 5TH INFANTRY, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT LEWIS, WA, SSG Melo, Julian S of BROOKLYN, NY, 47, died in MOSUL, IRAQ on December 21, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 5TH INFANTRY, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT LEWIS, WA ? serving as SSG, Melo, Julian S was 47 and came from BROOKLYN, NY.
On December 21, 2004, the ARMY lost SSG Melo, Julian S in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 47. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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.
BROOKLYN, NY is where Melo, Julian S came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Melo, Julian S 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.
