US Army Combat Medic, Spc. Nicholas P. Bernier, died on 25th June 2011 at Landstuhl Medical Center, Germany, from wounds he received in Kherwar, Afghanistan on 22nd June in a battle with enemy forces. He was hit by small arms rounds in the exchange of fire
21-year-old Spc. Bernier, from East Kingston, New Hampshire, served with the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Polk.