Nicholas J. Greer was only about 2 when he decided he was going to be a paratrooper. It was a decision made after taking a ride in a helicopter during an air show. "He said, 'Momma, I'm going to jump out of these one day. I'm going to be a soldier,'" recalled his mother, Kelly Greer. Greer, 21, of Monroe, Mich., was killed Oct. 7 in Haqlaniyah when his patrol was attacked by small-arms fire. He was assigned to Fort Bragg. He had attended high school and earned his general educational diploma. He played paintball and had been the drummer in a heavy metal garage band. After high school, he worked for a local greenhouse. Greer enlisted in September 2004 and was stationed in Afghanistan before going to Iraq, where he served as a sniper marksman and helicopter search and rescue specialist. He had planned to attend college and pursue a career in computers. At 19, he had built from scratch a $6,000 computer. After the 2001 attacks, he told his mother he wanted to fight terrorism. Other survivors include his father, Gary, and stepfather, Donald. "He was my best friend," Kelly Greer said.
Nicholas J. Greer was only about 2 when he decided he was going to be a paratrooper. It was a decision made after taking a ride in a helicopter during an air show. "He said, 'Momma, I'm going to jump out of these one day. I'm going to be a soldier,'" recalled his mother, Kelly Greer. Greer, 21, of Monroe, Mich., was killed Oct. 7 in Haqlaniyah when his patrol was attacked by small-arms fire. He was assigned to Fort Bragg. He had attended high school and earned his general educational diploma. He played paintball and had been the drummer in a heavy metal garage band. After high school, he worked for a local greenhouse. Greer enlisted in September 2004 and was stationed in Afghanistan before going to Iraq, where he served as a sniper marksman and helicopter search and rescue specialist. He had planned to attend college and pursue a career in computers. At 19, he had built from scratch a $6,000 computer. After the 2001 attacks, he told his mother he wanted to fight terrorism. Other survivors include his father, Gary, and stepfather, Donald. "He was my best friend," Kelly Greer said.
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