Nicholas Aleman, age 24, from Brooklyn, New York, New York City county.
Spouse: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Midwood, New York City
Military history: Deployment Processing Command-East, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted in 2004.
Date of death: Sunday, December 5, 2010
Death details: Died in a suicide bomb blast in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. Army Staff Sgt. Jason A. Reeves also was killed.
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