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killed in action |
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A casualty category applicable to a hostile casualty, other than the victim of a terrorist activity, who is killed outright or who dies as a result of wounds or other injuries before reaching a medical treatment facility. Also called KIA. See also casualty category. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Anthony Melia, 20, who was killed in action in Iraq, at his funeral in Westlake Village on Monday. Several mortar teams were destroyed, and more than 15 insurgents were confirmed killed in action (KIA) from the battery's fires. She was killed in action, doing something she believed in," he said. |
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