NIGHTSTALKERS Lyons, Niall D.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Lyons ​

• FORENAME

Niall D. ​

• UNIT

Company B,3 Bn ​

• RANK

Chief Warrant Officer Third Class ​

• NUMBER

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• DATE OF DEATH

26th October 2009 ​

• AGE

40 ​

• GRAVESITE

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• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Spokane,Washington​

son of John and Nuala Lyons,Spokane,Washington​

father of John Lyons,Dothan,Alabama​

husband of April N. Lyons,Dothan,Alabama (1 son John Patrick)​

entered service October 1994​

Army Warrant Officer Program 1998​

graduated flight school 1990​

1 Squadron 17th Cavalry Regiment​

graduated Eastern Washington University 1995 (B.A.)​

1 Bn 14th Aviation Regiment 2003​

1 Bn 145th Aviation Regiment​

3 Squadron 17th Cavalry Regiment 2006​

3 Bn 160 SOAR 2009​

pilot​

served 1 tour Iraq,1 tour Afghanistan​

awards Air Medal (x2),Army Commendation Medal (x4) (unit/dates ?)​

awarded Bronze Star,Air Medal (posthumously)​

killed when MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed Darreh-ye-Bum,Afghanistan ​

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