Cook, Nicholas Scott
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Verified Private First Class Nicholas Scott Cook, 19, of Hungry Horse, Montana, was a U.S. Army infantryman assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. He was killed in action on March 7, 2010, in Dab Sar, Konar Province, Afghanistan.
Their Story
Nicholas Scott Cook was born in 1990 and grew up in Hungry Horse, Montana. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and, after completing his training, was assigned as a Private First Class to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team based in Vicenza, Italy.
On March 7, 2010, Cook was part of a unit operating in the Dab Sar area of Konar Province, a rugged, mountainous region in eastern Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, he was killed by enemy small arms fire during a dismounted patrol. He was 19 years old.
Cook's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In early 2010, U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan were at a peak as part of a surge strategy, with intense counterinsurgency operations focused on provinces like Konar along the Pakistan border.
His body was returned to the United States. A memorial service was held in his hometown of Hungry Horse, and he was buried with military honors. The U.S. Army posthumously awarded him the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and other commendations.
PFC Cook is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Montana. His name is also inscribed on the iCasualties.org roster, a public database documenting coalition fatalities in the conflict.
Explore Further
Nicholas Scott Cook 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.
