Nichols, Donald Lee
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Verified On April 13, 2011, the ARMY lost SPC Nichols, Donald Lee of SHELL ROCK, IA in MEHTAR LAM DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Nichols, Donald Lee of SHELL ROCK, IA, 21 years old, served in the ARMY with HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 133D INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2 BCT, 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION, WATERLOO, IA at the rank of SPC ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
The date recorded for his death: April 13, 2011. Location: MEHTAR LAM DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.
In the final years of OEF, a surge had been deployed and drawn down. The Taliban had outlasted every strategy. The Afghan army the US built would collapse six years after OEF ended.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oef.
Explore Further
Nichols, Donald Lee was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 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.
