Tracy L. Melvin
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| Age: |
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31 |
| Hometown: |
Seattle, WA |
| Date of Death: |
8/6/2006 |
| Incident Location: |
Ramadi, Iraq |
| Branch of Military: |
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Army |
| Rank: |
Staff Sgt. |
| Unit: |
2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division |
| Unit's Base: |
Baumholder, Germany |
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Even as a teenager in Seattle, Tracy Melvin dreamed of being a soldier. Not the kind who marched and twirled rifles at funerals and veteran ceremonies but an infantryman, a soldier who leads troops on the battlefield when lives are at stake.