Lance Cpl Anthony Charles Melia
Born: August 29, 1986 in Placer County, California
Died: January 27, 2007 in Al Anbar, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Anthony C. Melia of Thousand Oaks, California is a 2005 graduate of Thousand Oaks High School, he was a wide receiver and defensive back on the school’s football team and he had a reputation for speed and toughness. He was so moved by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that he told friends and relatives he would one day join the armed forces to defend his country. He felt he had to do something. He knew the risk and was willing to take that risk to defend his family and his friends. He leaves his father, Mike Melia, and his mother, Vicki Melia, among others. He died at age 20 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
Army
Battalion Landing Team
2nd Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
15th Marine Expeditionary Unit
(Special Operations Capable)
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, California
Burial is at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, California
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