Nickolas Welch - U.S. Military

Spc. Nickolas S. Welch, age 26, of Mill City, Oregon, died on August 6, 2013, in Bethesda, Maryland, of injuries sustained on July 23, 2013, 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, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

He had received a shrapnel wound to his head.

Nick graduated from Santiam High School in 2005 and played on the football team.

He also attended College of the Siskiyous in Weed, California, where he earned an associate’s degree in accounting.

He joined the Army in August of 2010 and arrived at Fort Stewart in December of 2010. This was his first overseas deployment.

His awards include the Purple Heart medal.

Friends describe him as intelligent, humorous, uptempo and friendly. He never had a

Saint Maximilian Kolbe,
pray for Nick

bad word to say about anyone.

Nick is survived by many loving friends and relatives including his parents, Lorria and Barry Welch; and his brother, Zack Welch.

Thank you for serving, Nick.

Pray for all who linger and suffer. Amen.

Pray without ceasing unto God for an end to this war in Afghanistan. It is enough. We are sick with grief for men like Nick.

Pray that Nick is in heaven. Pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen.