SFC Jamie S. Nicholas

29 September 2008, Afghanistan

Special Forces

A native of Maysel, West Virginia, Sergeant First Class Jamie S. Nicholas was killed on 29 September 2008 in Yakchal, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, by an improvised explosive device.

Nicholas enlisted in the Army as an Infantryman in August 1994 and was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Following duty with 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, and 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, he graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course in 2006.

SFC Nicholas was assigned as a Weapons Sergeant to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, when he was killed while supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.