Our walk today was dedicated in honor of:
Army SGT Nicholas Michael Dickhut, Age 23 of Rochester, MN.
KIA Apr. 30, 2012
Sgt. Nicholas M. Dickhut, 23, of Rochester, Minn., died April 30 in Zharay, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. “Sgt. Dickhut was not only incredibly talented as a forward observer, he possessed great maturity and intelligence. His positive attitude and eagerness to share lessons learned made him an invaluable member of our company,” said Capt. Lawrence Csaszar, in a statement released by the Army. On October 28, 2011 he married Aliesha Glidden in Rochester. He met Aliesha at the young age of 14 and they had been good friends before and during their marriage. She survives. Nick was considering the options of attending flight school in Arizona after military service or re-enlisting with the hope of attending jump school and being part of an airborne unit in Italy. He was a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th century Europe.
We had a great 6 mile walk this morning. We walked by Lake Holiday and then headed up town to the War Memorial Park/ We read some names on the memorial wall and then headed back to the house. What a beautiful day. I want to thank everyone who honked, waved, and saluted in helping me honor this hero. We had 125 honks this morning. It was amazing. Thank you.
Army SGT Nicholas Michael Dickhut will not be forgotten !
