Newby, Nicholas Wayne
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Verified Private First Class Nicholas Wayne Newby, 20, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, was a soldier with the Idaho Army National Guard. He died in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 7, 2011, from hostile action.
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Nicholas Wayne Newby was a 20-year-old from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He served as a Private First Class with Company B, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, part of the Idaho Army National Guard based in Post Falls.
According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Newby died on July 7, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq. The official cause listed was hostile fire. No further specifics regarding the exact nature of the incident were released in initial military announcements.
Newby's death occurred during Operation New Dawn, the successor mission to Operation Iraqi Freedom. This phase, which lasted from September 2010 to December 2011, formally shifted the U.S. military role from combat operations to advising and assisting Iraqi security forces, though American troops remained exposed to combat risks.
His death was reported by local and regional news outlets in Idaho. The Idaho Army National Guard confirmed the loss, and his hometown community in Coeur d'Alene was notified.
He is memorialized on the Idaho Fallen Soldier Memorial and on national veterans' memorial websites. His name is listed among the final U.S. service members to die in Iraq before the official conclusion of Operation New Dawn.
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Nicholas Newby was killed during Operation New Dawn (2010?2011). The conflict concluded in December 2011. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Jenkins, Phillip Chad, Mcclamrock, James Fleet, Hansen, James Arthur, Burner, John Franklin Iii.
