RELEASE NUMBER: 080501-01
DATE POSTED: APRIL 5, 2008

PRESS RELEASE: Special Operations Intelligence Sergeant killed in Afghanistan

U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, April 5, 2008) — An Army special operations intelligence sergeant died April 3 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, from wounds suffered April 2 during combat operations near Zahn Khan District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.

Sergeant Nicholas A. Robertson, 27, a cryptologic linguist assigned to Headquarters Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), served as a Special Operations Team-Alpha (SOT-A) assistant team sergeant until his death.

Robertson is survived by his parents, David and Nancy, of Venice, Fla., and brothers Doug and Todd.

For Sgt. Robertson's bio, click here...

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Sergeant Nicholas A. Robertson, 27, an Army special operations intelligence sergeant died April 3 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, from wounds suffered April 2 during combat operations near Zahn Khan District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. (Courtesy photo)