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Nicholas R. Anderson

Nicholas R. Anderson

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Name: Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Anderson
Age: 21
From: Sauk City, Wis.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Anderson died March 13 in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Afghanistan.


Died: March 13, 2006


Wis. Marine dies in Humvee accident in Afghanistan

SAUK CITY, Wis. — A Marine from central Wisconsin died in an accident while on patrol in Afghanistan, his father said Tuesday.

Lance Cpl. Nicholas Anderson died Monday after the Humvee he was riding in rolled over as a group of Marines pursued a suspicious vehicle near Jalalabad, said his father, Sauk City Village President James Anderson. Anderson said his 21-year-old son suffered head injuries in the crash and died as he was being transported to a hospital.

Nicholas Anderson joined the Marines in January 2005 and began a six-month tour of Afghanistan two months ago with the 3rd Marines Weapons Platoon, his father said.

“I just know that he died fighting for what he believed in,” James Anderson said. “He wanted to be a Marine and even though it was a major risk he just wanted to go.”

James Anderson said his son, a 2003 Sauk Prairie High School graduate, enjoyed riding his...

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the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii

Incident

Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Anderson died March 13 in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Afghanistan.

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Nicholas R. Anderson
2009-12-10
To the Anderson family, I wanted to let you know how sorry I am for your loss. I am a 21 year old female in the Army and I have been since 2005 as well. This past Veterans Day I attended a school in Texas who had a tribute to our fallen soldiers. Everyone in the room had a glow stick with a fallen soldiers name, age, city, and state. While the vice principal (A former Marine) was singing Angels among us better than any one who has ever sang it before we all in sequence cracked our glow sticks and twirled them around like a eveclear concert. I wore mine around my neck all day in uniform. Your son happened to be on my glow stick. I am grateful for his service and sacrifice. May he rest in peace. If you would like to contact me please feel free to write me or call me at any time Blake.Bour@us.army.mil 281-804-4382
Nicholas R. Anderson
2006-05-16
O God, by whose mercy the faithful departed find rest, look kindly on Your departed veteran who gave his life in the service of his country. Grant that through the passion, death, and resurrection of Your Son he may share in the joy of Your heavenly kingdom and rejoice in You with Your saints forever.

I ask this through Christ our Lord.
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