In Memory Of Pfc. Ja'Mel A. Bryant
 Tuesday, October 7th, 2008  by Connie T.

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Pfc. Ja'Mel "Mel" A. Bryant of Belleville, Illinois died on September 27th in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident while on patrol in Wahida, Iraq. He was just 22 years old.

Pfc. Bryant was assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division out of Baumholder, Germany.

He was engaged to be married to fellow soldier Rochelle Jumper, who was in his same unit. His family describes him as a music lover, and his former principal calls him "a good student, a good citizen. The kind of young man you're glad to have at your school." Friends say Mel loved to rap.

Please keep Mel's family, friends, and fellow soldiers in your thoughts and prayers.

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