Valles, Melissa

Also known as: SGT, COMPANY B, 64TH FORWARD SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT CARSON, CO 80906

Combatant

Female Verified

DiedJuly 9, 2003

Age26 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on July 9, 2003, the ARMY lost SGT Valles, Melissa of EAGLE PASS, TX, 26, serving with COMPANY B, 64TH FORWARD SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT CARSON, CO 80906.

Their Story

Serving as SGT Valles, Melissa, from EAGLE PASS, TX, at age 26, with COMPANY B, 64TH FORWARD SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT CARSON, CO 80906, she went to Iraq with the ARMY. She did not come home.

She did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded her death on July 9, 2003 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

The members of COMPANY B, 64TH FORWARD SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT CARSON, CO 80906 who served alongside her carry her memory. Her record in DCAS documents her service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Valles, Melissa 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.

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