Reid, Nicholas John
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Verified SSG Reid, Nicholas John, 26, a native of ROCHESTER, NY, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 53RD ORDNANCE COMPANY (EOD), 3RD ORDNANCE BN (EOD), 71ST ORDNANCE GROUP (EOD), JB LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA, during Operation Enduring Freedom on December 13, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, 53RD ORDNANCE COMPANY (EOD), 3RD ORDNANCE BN (EOD), 71ST ORDNANCE GROUP (EOD), JB LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA, sent Reid, Nicholas John of ROCHESTER, NY, then 26, ? SSG ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On December 13, 2012, he died in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 members of 53RD ORDNANCE COMPANY (EOD), 3RD ORDNANCE BN (EOD), 71ST ORDNANCE GROUP (EOD), JB LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Explore Further
Reid, Nicholas John 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.
