Name: Nicolas H.J. Gideon

Rank: Pfc.

Branch: Army

Unit: 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division

Base: Fort Richardson

Age: 20

Hometown: Murrieta, Calif.

Date of death: July 6, 2009

Cause: Fatally wounded in attack on unit.

Location: Forward Operating Base Salerno in Paktya, Afghanistan