O`brien, Nicholas Shea
Male
Verified 1ST BN 5TH MAR, (RCT-8, II MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL O`brien, Nicholas Shea (STANLEY, NC), age 21, ? died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on June 9, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The MARINE CORPS, 1ST BN 5TH MAR, (RCT-8, II MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, sent O`brien, Nicholas Shea of STANLEY, NC, then 21, ? LCPL ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
The date recorded for his death: June 9, 2011. Location: HELMAND PROVINCE, 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.
STANLEY, NC is where O`brien, Nicholas Shea came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
O`brien, Nicholas Shea 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.
