Hendricks man returns home from service

 

Dallas Nielsen recently re­turned to the United States after a year-long tour of duty in Af­ghanistan. He left Dec. 6, 2010 and arrived back at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolinaon Dec. 8, 2011. Nielsen is a mem­ber of the US Army 82nd Air­borne Division based out ofFort Bragg,N.C.The forward operat­ing base (FOB) he was deployed to is located in the northeast area of Afghanistan near thePakistan border. His job as part of the Charlie Battery, 3rd Battal­ion, 321 Field Artillery Regiment was to help defend the base from enemies and provide support to the troops down range. The base encounters frequent artillery exchange and the troops must maintain constant vigilance to keep the base secure. During his overseas deployment, Nielsen was chosen by his superiors as Soldier of the Quarter. This hon­or was based on high scoring in physical training (PT), handling and knowledge of weapons, reading, memorizing and fol­lowing directions for strategiz­ing per mapped instructions and an interview by sergeant majors and first sergeants on general knowledge. Nielsen won his bat­talion then moved on to compete at the brigade level.

Nielsen was welcomed home by his wife Britni and two sons, Dalten and Kolten, who reside on the base at Fort Bragg. Dean and Layne Nielsen and Gene and Katie Wendinger, Libertyand Kasen drove toFayetteville,N.C.and were happy to be part of the excitement of Nielsen’s home­coming as he arrived onU.S.soil, along with approximately 230 fellow soldiers. His family and friends are very proud of Dallasand appreciate the church and community support received during his deployment.

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