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Casualty Info
Home Town Monroeville, PA
Casualty Date Dec 08, 2012
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Afghanistan
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Nick Checque was born on March 5, 1984, in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on February 26, 2002, and went on active duty to begin basic training on October 22, 2002. Checque completed basic training at NTC Great Lakes, Illinois, in December 2002, and then trained as an Intelligence Specialist at the Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center at Dam Neck, Virginia, from December 2002 to April 2003. He attended Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training at NAB Coronado, California, from April 2003 to February 2004, and then attended Basic Airborne training at Fort Benning, Georgia, in February and March 2004. After completing SEAL Qualification Training in August 2004, Petty Officer Checque served with SEAL Team TEN at NAB Little Creek, Virginia, from August 2004 to October 2006. His final assignment was with Naval Special Warfare Development Group at Dam Neck, Virginia, from October 2006 until he was killed in action during a rescue mission in Afghanistan on December 8, 2012. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.