Nicholas R. Cournoyer
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Age: 25
From: Gilmanton, N.H.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident: Army Pfc. Nicholas R. Cournoyer died May 18 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were Lt. Col. Daniel E. Holland, 1st Lt. Robert A. Seidel III and Sgt. Lonnie C. Allen Jr.
Died: May 18, 2006
Gilmanton soldier had ‘a huge heart,’ sister says
By Beverley Wang
The Associated Press
Concord, N.H. — A soldier from Gilmanton was killed this week in Iraq, a spokesman for the New Hampshire National Guard confirmed Friday.
Pfc. Nicholas Cournoyer, 25, was killed Thursday around 2:30 p.m. Iraq time by an improvised explosive device, Maj. Greg Heilshorn said.
“It was in the vicinity of Baghdad. They were in a convoy when the attack occurred,” Heilshorn said. There were multiple fatalities. No other details were available.
Cournoyer is the 10th serviceman from New Hampshire killed in Iraq. He worked as a mason’s assistant before joining the Army in January 2005. He was an infantryman with the 10th Mountain Division based in Fort Drum, N.Y., and was scheduled to return from Iraq late this summer.
Cournoyer is survived by his parents, Denis and Lenda Cournoyer, and a sister, Natalie.
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Prayers & Messages
I ask this through Christ our Lord.
My sincere heartfelt condolences to Nicholas' family.
May God give you peace in your heart and strength to carry on.