Army Pfc. Mykel F. Miller, 19, of Phoenix; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona Army National Guard Phoenix; died Sept. 6 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained during combat operations.
"Phoenix Guardsman Dies in Combat in Afghanistan
PHOENIX — An Arizona National Guard soldier has been killed in combat in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Saturday.
Pfc. Mykel F. Miller of Phoenix died of wounds he suffered while his unit was engaged in combat in Zabul province on Thursday. The 19-year-old was assigned to Company B of the Arizona National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, based in Gilbert.
Miller’s family, via the National Guard, made the following statement: “Mykel was very proud to serve his country.”
More than 600 members of the 1st Battalion left Phoenix in January for training, then shipped out for a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan in March.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, loved ones and fellow soldiers of Private First Class Miller,” Major General David P. Rataczak, who commands the Arizona National Guard, said in a statement. “This young man epitomized everything good and honorable about being an American and a citizen soldier.”
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