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Cpl. Casey L. Mellen

Sep-28-2006 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who
was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Cpl. Casey L. Mellen, 21, of Huachuca City, Ariz., died on Sept. 25 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his mounted patrol came in
contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq. Mellen was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and fellow soldiers. Additional information will be added to this entry as it becomes available.


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