Army Spc. Kenneth A. Melton
Death: Apr 25, 2004
" of Westplains Mo.; assigned to Company B 3rd Battalion 153rd Infantry Regiment 39th Brigade Combat Team Army National Guard Fordyce Ark.; killed April 25 when his military vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire while traveling in a convoy from Baghdad. officers in Spc. Kenneth A. Melton's unit referred to him as a ""grunt but offered him the highest praise for his position. He always did his job said retired Sgt. Larry Engles who served with Melton on a peacekeeping mission in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The 30-year-old from Batesville Ark. was killed when a roadside bomb detonated near in Baghdad April 25. He was based in Fordyce Ark. Melton who was raised in Thayer Mo. worked as a truck driver for Dowell Transport Inc. — Associated Press"