DOD Identifies Navy Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque, 28, of Monroeville, Pa., died of combat related injuries suffered Dec. 8, while supporting operations near Kabul, Afghanistan. Checque was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit.
For further information related to this release, please contact Naval Special Warfare Command Public Affairs at 619-522-2816 or 703-697-5342.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque, 28, of Monroeville, Pa., died of combat related injuries suffered Dec. 8, while supporting operations near Kabul, Afghanistan. Checque was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit.
For further information related to this release, please contact Naval Special Warfare Command Public Affairs at 619-522-2816 or 703-697-5342.
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"The family has asked that everybody respect their privacy at this time of grief and they do not wish to be contacted,"
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Checque graduated from Norwin High School in
2002, according to district spokesman Jon Szish. He was a member of the
wrestling team.
Checque, a decorated 10-year veteran, was
assigned to an East Coast-based Navy Special Warfare Command unit in
2004, the Special Warfare Command said. SEAL Team Six is the unit that
killed Osama bin Laden last year, though it is unknown whether Checque
was on the bin Laden mission.
His awards include the Bronze Star, Joint
Service Commendation Medal, Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal, and
two combat action ribbons, among others. He served in the Iraq War as
well as Afghanistan.
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