Freedom Remembered

Born: Aug.ust 15, 1981 in Houston, Texas
Died: October 11, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq

Sgt. Nicholas R. Sowinski of Tempe, Arizona is the son of Diane Elaine Traynor and Louis Gerard Sowinski. He spent seven years of his childhood in Saudi Arabia and at age 9, he and his family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. Nick attended schools in the Arcadia, graduating from Brophy College Preparatory high school. Growing up, he had never shown any interest in the military. But in June of 2003, two years away from completing an English degree at Arizona State University, Nicholas decided to enlist in the United States Army. He knew he never wanted a career sitting behind a desk, the Cavalry Scout was more at home as a member of a combat team. Known to his comrades as Sgt ‘Ski’, he received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star and two Army accommodation awards, one signed just three days before his death. In his leisure, he enjoyed camping, skiing, hiking, rock climbing, wrestling, movies, books, music and golfing. An outdoorsman who liked camping and golfing, he also enjoyed watching movies and reading books like, Flags of Our Fathers. He leaves his brothers, Jared and Austin and his mother. Nick died at age 25 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
Army
4th Squadron
14th Cavalry Regiment
172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
Fort Wainwright, Alaska

Burial is at Prescott National Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona – Sec A Row B Site 6

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