And Thank You From A Grateful Nation
US Navy SEAL Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque
” We honor, twenty-eight-year-old US Navy SEAL Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque who gave of his life yesterday so that another American he and his team were saving from the hands of terrorists in Afghanistan, could live in freedom. His life and sacrifice will never be forgotten.”
Pentagon Identifies Highly Decorated SEAL Killed During Hostage Rescue
” The U.S. Navy SEAL killed on Sunday during a hostage rescue operation in Afghanistan is Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque, 28, a decorated combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Monday.
Checque was a member of SEAL Team Six, the special operations unit that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan last year, though it was not immediately clear if he took part in that raid.
Checque, who was from Monroeville, Pa., and stationed in Virginia Beach, Va., joined the military in 2002, and has been part of Naval Special Warfare Command since 2008, according to the DoD.
He was awarded a Bronze Star and two other awards for combat valor. “
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- Nicolas D. Checque Identified as Navy SEAL Team 6 Member Killed During Doctor-Rescue Mission in Afghanistan (foxnewsinsider.com)
- SEAL killed in doctor’s rescue in Afghanistan was from Pa. – Philadelphia Inquirer (philly.com)
- RIP PO1 Nicolas D Checque (waronterrornews.typepad.com)
- R.I.P. – Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque (sgt-jim.blogspot.com)
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