Nicholas S. Cook
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Age: 19
From: Hungry Horse, MT
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Italy
Incident: Army Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook died March 7 in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
Died: March 07, 2010
Montana soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
HUNGRY HORSE, Mont. — The Department of Defense said March 10 a Montana soldier was killed in Afghanistan over the weekend when insurgents opened fire on his unit.
Defense officials said 19-year-old Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook of Hungry Horse was killed in Konar province on Sunday. His body arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on March 9.
Kathy Taylor said her grandson joined the Army in April and had been in Afghanistan for just over two months when he was killed. He was set to come home on leave in about two weeks.
She said the Army had not given her any more details about her grandson’s death, including whether any of Cook’s fellow soldiers were killed or injured in the attack.
“All I know is they were out on patrol,” said Taylor, who with her husband raised Cook since he was just 3 years old. “They had finished whatever they were doing and were coming...