Olivas, Nicholas Henry
In KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN on May 30, 2012, the ARMY lost CPL Olivas, Nicholas Henry of FAIRFIELD, OH, 20, serving with TROOP C, 4TH BATTALION, 73D CAVALRY, 4BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? TROOP C, 4TH BATTALION, 73D CAVALRY, 4BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC ? serving as CPL, Olivas, Nicholas Henry was 20 and came from FAIRFIELD, OH.
On May 30, 2012, the ARMY lost CPL Olivas, Nicholas Henry in KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN. He was 20. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.
FAIRFIELD, OH is where Olivas, Nicholas Henry came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Olivas, Nicholas Henry 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.