Army Sgt. Golding was assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. He was killed in an anti-tank mine explosion. Nick was a 1998 graduate of Narraguagus High School in Harrington, Maine. After graduation, he wanted to follow the path of his grandfather and joined the Army. He enjoyed his military life and had a cushy position driving a general's jeep in Hawaii, but Nick felt he needed to do more. He asked to be transferred into battle action and was given an assignment to Afghanistan leaving behind his pregnant wife, Heidi, and young son. He never got to see his daughter who was six months old when he was killed. Nick was a lover of the outdoors and especially enjoyed hunting and fishing with his dad - he was considering becoming a game warden when he got out of the Army. Above all, he loved his country and his family and knew the price he might one day be called on to pay. In one letter home to his dad, Nick described "shaking the hand of God" after he and five others survived a helicopter crash.
Army Sgt. Golding was assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. He was killed in an anti-tank mine explosion. Nick was a 1998 graduate of Narraguagus High School in Harrington, Maine. After graduation, he wanted to follow the path of his grandfather and joined the Army. He enjoyed his military life and had a cushy position driving a general's jeep in Hawaii, but Nick felt he needed to do more. He asked to be transferred into battle action and was given an assignment to Afghanistan leaving behind his pregnant wife, Heidi, and young son. He never got to see his daughter who was six months old when he was killed. Nick was a lover of the outdoors and especially enjoyed hunting and fishing with his dad - he was considering becoming a game warden when he got out of the Army. Above all, he loved his country and his family and knew the price he might one day be called on to pay. In one letter home to his dad, Nick described "shaking the hand of God" after he and five others survived a helicopter crash.
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U.S., Casualties From Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts, 2001-2012
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
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Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
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U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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