Name:
Army Sgt. Nicholas J. Patterson
Age:
24
From:
Rochester, Ind.
Assigned to
the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident:
Army Sgt. Nicholas J. Patterson died Sept. 10 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related vehicle rollover. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray, Staff Sgt. Gregory Rivera-Santiago, Sgt. Michael C. Hardegree, Sgt. Omar L. Mora, Spc. Ari D. Brown-Weeks and Spc. Steven R. Elrod.
Died:
September 10, 2007
Northern Indiana soldier dies in IraqThe Associated Press
ROCHESTER, Ind. — A 24-year-old soldier from northern Indiana died while deployed in Iraq, a funeral home said.
Army Sgt. Nicholas Patterson died Sept. 10 in Baghdad, according to Earl-Love Funeral Home in Rochester. Information on the circumstances of Patterson’s death was not immediately released Sept. 12 by the Department of Defense.
Patterson was a 2001 graduate of Rochester High School, where he was a top basketball and baseball player.
“He was a highly competitive, high-energy kid,” baseball coach Brian Hooker said. “You never had to worry about him not bringing his full energy to the field.”
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Occupation
the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.;