Olson, Nicholas Paul
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Verified CPL Olson, Nicholas Paul, 22, a native of NOVATO, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 18, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
CPL Olson, Nicholas Paul, 22 years old, grew up in NOVATO, CA and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Killed on September 18, 2007 in MUQDADIYAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Olson, Nicholas Paul was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: September 18, 2007. Hometown: NOVATO, CA.
Explore Further
Olson, Nicholas Paul was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.
