DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. 569-13
August 07, 2013


DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Nickolas S. Welch, 26, of Mill City, Ore., died Aug. 6, in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained July 23, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Soltan Kheyl, Wardak Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3^rd Battalion, 15^th Infantry Regiment, 4^th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3^rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. For more information, media may contact the Fort Stewart public affairs office at 912-271-9914.

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