Aleman, Nicholas Jose
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Verified Sgt. Nicholas Jose Aleman, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, was a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve member who died in Gardez, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2010.
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Nicholas Jose Aleman was a 24-year-old Marine sergeant from Brooklyn, New York. He served as a reservist assigned to Detachment Personnel Command ? Regional Support Unit East, part of a task force based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Sgt. Aleman died on December 5, 2010, in Gardez, Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The official cause was listed as hostile action. Specific details of the incident were not released in initial announcements.
Aleman's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The mission focused on counterinsurgency against Taliban and al-Qaeda forces.
His death was reported by several news outlets, including The New York Times, which listed him among U.S. service members killed in the war. The Marine Corps released a statement confirming his death, and he was honored in his home borough of Brooklyn.
Sgt. Aleman is listed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Brooklyn Borough Hall and is remembered on online memorials for fallen service members. His name is inscribed on the Afghanistan and Iraq War Memorial in Brooklyn's Cadman Plaza.
Explore Further
Sgt. Aleman was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
