Army Sgt. Nicholas M. Dickhut
23, of Stewartville, Minn.; Dickhut was assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
23-year-old Army Sgt Nicholas M. Dickhut graduated from Stewartville High School and went on to Rochester Community and Technical College. He later was an Office Max supervisor before enlisting in the Army.
Reports at the time say he d just called home to wish his little brother a Happy Birthday when he was killed in a firefight in Afghanistan. Before his tour of duty in Afghanistan, Dickhut served in Iraq in 2009.
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