SSG Julian S. Melo

Army SSG Julian S. Melo, 47, of Brooklyn, N.Y.;

assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division

(Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.;

killed Dec. 21 when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.

 Died:  December 21, 2004