Sgt. Ralph Mena, 27, of Hutchinson, Kan., died May 4 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 72nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 7th Signal Brigade, 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, Germany. He was born the son of Ralph and Melody Mena. He was a lifetime resident of Hutchinson. He had served in the United States Army for seven years. He married Amber Harrison on February 14, 2010 in Deerfield, Florida. She survives. Other survivors include two stepdaughters, Lexi and Bridget Knopp, Hutchinson, two brothers, Willie Schmidt, Preston, KS and Philip Hernandez, Las Vegas, NV, two sisters, Jennifer Hall and Marie Mena, both of Hutchinson, his grandmother, Margaret Packebush, Hutchinson, and a niece, Rebecca Hill, Lyons.
Sgt. Ralph Mena, 27, of Hutchinson, Kan., died May 4 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 72nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 7th Signal Brigade, 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, Germany. He was born the son of Ralph and Melody Mena. He was a lifetime resident of Hutchinson. He had served in the United States Army for seven years. He married Amber Harrison on February 14, 2010 in Deerfield, Florida. She survives. Other survivors include two stepdaughters, Lexi and Bridget Knopp, Hutchinson, two brothers, Willie Schmidt, Preston, KS and Philip Hernandez, Las Vegas, NV, two sisters, Jennifer Hall and Marie Mena, both of Hutchinson, his grandmother, Margaret Packebush, Hutchinson, and a niece, Rebecca Hill, Lyons.
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