Kelly J. Mixon was killed in Action, a fallen soldier from Yulee, FL

  Afghanistan

Rank: Specialist

Unit: H Co, 3d Squadron, 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment

Duty station: Vilseck, Germany

MOS: 11B10 – Infantryman

Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Afghanistan NATO Medal

Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge

Deployments: 1st

Enlisted: 2008

Date of birth: 21 December 1986

Hometown: Yulee, Florida

High School: Fernandina Beach High School

Married: Amy

Campaign: Afghanistan

Died: 8 December 2010

Age at death: 23

Cause of death: Killed in action – IED attack by suicide attacker

Location of fatality: Chehel Georgiazi, Afghanistan

Place of interment: Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA