Pfc. Nicholas Scott Cook
Born: October 5, 1990 in Fresno, California
Died: March 7, 2010 in Konar province, Afghanistan
Pfc. Nicholas S. Cook of Hungry Horse, Montana was born the third child of Jeffery and Charlotte Cook. He graduated early from Columbia Falls High School in 2008 after first attending Canyon Elementary, Columbia Falls Junior High in Hungry Horse,where he lived with his grandparents, Chuck and Kathy Taylor. While still in school he played both T-ball and baseball. He also started wrestling at age six with Columbia Falls Little Guy Wrestling, continuing until he reached the maximum age limit. He played one year of flag football with Kalispell Parks and Recreation, before going on to Little Guy Football, playing until junior high where he continued to play with the school team. He also played for Columbia Falls High School until he was injured. As a child he enjoyed playing with and showing his goats at the Flathead County fair. He won several times in the pack goats division and also the harness goats competition. This was something that he enjoyed doing with his grandfather. He first became interested in the military just after high school and decided to join for the opportunity to travel and gain experience in life. Nick was scheduled to come home for a visit in just two weeks and had plans to go to Alaska to snowboard for a few days. Snowboarding was his life. That and the Army. Nick knew he would always want to live where there was snow and couldn’t imagine himself anywhere else. While stationed in Italy with the Army, he took trips to Austria and the Alps to be able to ‘shred”. His Awards and Decorations include the Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Parachutist Badge, and the Combat Infantry Badge. Pending posthumous awards were the Purple Heart Medal and the Bronze Star Medal. Nick died at age 19 in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
Army
2nd Battalion
503rd Infantry Regiment
173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
Camp Ederle, Italy
Burial is at Woodlawn Cemetery in Columbia Falls, Montana
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