3RD ID SOLDIER DIES FROM INJURIES SUFFERED IN AFGHANISTAN ATTACK
Spc. Nickolas S. Welch, 26, of Mill City, Ore., died Aug. 6 in Bethesda, Md., of injuries suffered July 23 when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Soltan Kheyl, Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
A fire support specialist, Welch joined the Army in 2010.
This was his first deployment. His awards include the Purple Heart medal.
—Savannah Morning News