1st Sgt. Nicholas S. Amsberry passes

Stars & Stripesreports that the body of First Sergeant Nicholas S. Amsberry was discovered near the train station in Parsberg, Germany which serves the Joint Multinational Readiness Center at Hohenfels training area.

The Mesa, Ariz., native was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, out of Fort Riley, Kansas and he was on a nine-month deployment to participate in Operation Atlantic Resolve.

From AZCentral;

Amsberry’s cause of death has not been specified and is currently under investigation by German police and the U.S. Army, according to [Major Jonathon] Knapton.

“There’s no indication that an additional party or foul play was involved at this time,” Knapton said.

“Our deepest sympathies go out to the family of 1st Sgt. Nicholas Amsberry,” said Lt. Col. Peter Moon, commander, 1st CAB. “We know the death of a family member is an immeasurable loss.”

1st of the 18th Infantry was the last unit I was assigned to when I retired while they were part of the Third Brigade, 24th Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Georgia. I know the Parsberg railhead like the back of my hand. It seems like half of my time in Germany was spent going to and leaving Hohenfels.

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