~ In Honor Of Army Spc. Nickolas S. Welch ~ Spc. Nickolas S. Welch, 26, of Mill City, Ore., died Aug. 6, in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained July 23, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Soltan Kheyl, Wardak Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. According to savannahnow, Welch was a fire support specialist who joined the Army in August 2010 and arrived at the unit in December 2010. This was his first deployment. His awards include the Purple Heart medal. Spc. Welch was injured during the same suicide bombing incident that took the lives of First Lt. Jonam Russell, Sgt. Stefan M. Smith and Spc. Rob L. Nichols late last month.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 05:00:05 +0000
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