Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Melton
Hometown: Carlyle, Illinois, U.S.
Age: 26 years old
Died: June 19, 2009 in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Unit: Army, Illinois Army National Guardsman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry, Marion, Ill.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle was hit by a makeshift bomb.
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