Our walk today was dedicated in honor of:
Marine LCPL Nickolas Daniels, Age 25 of Elmwood Park, IL.
KIA Nov. 5, 2011 Operation Enduring Freedom
He had enlisted in January 2010.
Daniels, a combat engineer with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., was on his first deployment to Afghanistan.
Lance Cpl. Nickolas A. Daniels, 25, of Elmwood Park, Ill., died Nov. 5 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. LCpl Daniels’s service awards include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Metal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
He is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum in River Grove, IL.
We had a great 7.04 Mile walk. We walked to Lake Holiday and then on over by TCAT and then we headed up town . We walked over by the Court House and then stopped at the War Memorial Park. The weather was perfect. Lots of sun today. I want to thank my friend Robert for walking with us today and I want to thank everyone who honked, waved, and saluted in helping us honor this hero. We had 125 honks today. Thank You.
Marine LCPL Nickolas Daniels will not be forgotten !
