Lance Cpl Nigel Kenton Olsen
Born: January 20, 1989 in American Fork
Died: March 4, 2010 in Helmand, Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Nigel K. Olsen of Orem, Utah attended Mountain View High School graduating in 2007 and later pursued some classes at Utah Valley University. He grew up the youngest of ten children. As early as age three, Nigel already knew he wanted to serve in the military. After graduation from high school he realized that lifelong dream of joining the Marines. His only complaint was that once he was in the war zone, he wasn’t involved in as much of the combat as he would have preferred. It turned out that he would ultimately be right smack in the middle of battle. At home, he enjoyed playing his Xbox and sunday dinners at his mom’s house. Nigel also had a deep love for his country and a passion for reading, especially history books, often getting his reading material at the library. One of his other many passions was to play military strategy games like Warhammer 40,000, Axis and Allies and others with his friends. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he held the office of Elder. Nigel was a graduate of the LDS Seminary program and earned his Eagle Scout award. He was attending the Salem Singles Ward prior to deployment. He died at age 21 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He is the son of Kim and L Todd Olsen.
Marines
4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
Camp Pendleton, California
Burial is at Salem City Cemetery in Salem, Utah
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