Nigel D. Kelly, 26

Army, Staff Sergeant

Based: Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: June 25, 2011

Kunar province, Afghanistan

Married

Gender: Male

Hometown: Menifee

High School: Temescal Canyon High (Lake Elsinore)

Foreign Country of Birth: Canada

Kelly was one of two soldiers killed June 25, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked their units with small arms fire.

Kevin J. Hilaman, 06/26/2011

Gurpreet Singh, 06/22/2011

18 memories of Nigel D. Kelly

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Dear Nigel

I met you in December 2004 in California when I was only seventeen and you were nineteen and a Private in the U.S. Army. I fell in Love with you immediately and we stayed together for 5 years. I had the pleasure to be your fiance and be by your side while you served in Iraq for two years. No matter what happened, I never stopped loving you. You were my first love, my best friend and the greatest man I've ever met. I'm glad that I could make you happy for the 5 years that I was yours. I hope you know that I never forgot about you and never will. I waited for you to come back home to me. But now that I know that you will never come back, all I can hope for is that one day, I will come to you. I will always Love You Sgt. Kelly.
Yours Always...

” — Kamila, June 28, 2011 at 2:16 p.m.

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To the Kelly Family:
As a friend and neighbor, I speak from my heart when I say Nigel was a picture perfect son, soldier and young man. The kind of gentle soul you only wish your son to grow up to be. Having sat at the dinner table with this family and knowing first hand how loving and supportive they are to everyone they meet, my heart and soul is crying. I don't feel as though I've lost a neighbor, I feel like I've lost a family member. To Kevin and Sonia, I know how proud you are of Nigel. He's a direct reflection of the two of you. Nathan, your brother was a hero and was so lucky to have a great brother like you. To Catia, may God give you the comfort you seek and great understanding. Your husband would have given you a long and happy life. Finally, to his fellow soldiers, his journey with you in Afghanistan is not over; he's now an angel watching over you until your safe return. It was an honor and a priviledge to know you Nigel. We miss you so much already. You may be gone from this earth, but you will never, ever be forgotten.

” — The Law Family, July 5, 2011 at 10:37 a.m.

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I had the pleasure of meeting Nigel in the 8th grade in Brampton, Ontario, Canada just outside of his birth town. We instantly becames friends both sharing a love for the game of Basketball and hip hop music. For a final assignment we were asked to reinact and film a music video of our choice. We chose "money aint a thang" by Jay-z and JD. My fondest moment of him.Nigels time in Canada was short after leaving to California with his family. We wrote letters throughout High School and eventually through emails. Nigel came to visit me during xmas 2010 12 yrs after the 8th grade and it was as if we didn't miss a step. Iam thankful god gave me the privelage to have known such a great human being.

” — Kevin, June 12, 2012 at 10:22 p.m.

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