Rozanski, Nicholas Jan

Captain Nicholas Jan Rozanski was a 36-year-old soldier from Dublin, Ohio, serving as a member of the Ohio Army National Guard. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, part of the 38th Infantry Division based in Walbridge.

Rozanski died on April 4, 2012, in the district of Maymaneh in Afghanistan's Faryab province. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death was the result of hostile enemy action. Specific details of the incident were not publicly released by military authorities.

His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. At the time of his death, U.S. and allied forces were engaged in a surge of operations aimed at training Afghan security forces and countering insurgent activity.

Rozanski was one of over 2,300 U.S. service members who died during the conflict in Afghanistan. His unit, the 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, was deployed as part of a broader brigade combat team conducting security and stability operations in northern Afghanistan.

His death was reported by local and national news outlets, which noted his hometown and unit. The Army posthumously awarded him the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart, according to official records.

The war in Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom, formally concluded for U.S. combat forces in December 2014. Captain Rozanski's death is documented among the final casualties of that sustained military engagement.

Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S. war in Afghanistan, began in October 2001 and concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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