Nathan Bruckenthal
| Nathan B. Bruckenthal | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Nate" |
| Born |
July 17, 1979 Stony Brook, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 2004 (aged 24) Near Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal, Northern Persian Gulf |
| Buried at | Section 60, Site 7978, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Coast Guard
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| Years of service | January 1999 – April 2004 |
| Rank |
 Damage Controlman Third Class
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| Unit | TACLET South, LEDET 403, assigned to the USS Firebolt |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
 Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device Purple Heart Combat Action Ribbon National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
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| Spouse(s) | Pattie Bruckenthal (wife) |
| Relations | Ric Bruckenthal (father) Laurie Bullock (mother) Harper Natalie Bruckenthal (daughter) |
Nathan B. "Nate" Bruckenthal (July 17, 1979 – April 24, 2004) was a United States Coast Guardsman who was killed in the Iraq War, becoming the first to die in wartime action since the Vietnam War. Bruckenthal and two U.S. Navy sailors were killed while intercepting a waterborne suicide attack on an offshore oil terminal off the coast of Iraq in the northern Persian Gulf in 2004.
Bruckenthal was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device and the Purple Heart for his actions.
Bruckenthal was born in Stony Brook, New York, the son of Ric Bruckenthal of Northport, New York, and Laurie Bullock of Ashburn, Virginia. While growing up he had also lived in Hawaii, Virginia, and Connecticut. Bruckenthal and his family lived in Ridgefield, Connecticut from 1992 to 1995, where he was a volunteer firefighter from 1997 to 1998. Bruckenthal was a graduate of Ridgefield High School and intended to follow his service in the U.S. Coast Guard by subsequently going to college and becoming a policeman or a fireman.
Bruckenthal joined the U.S. Coast Guard on January 5, 1999. He served on USCGC Point Wells, based out of Montauk, New York, prior to attending Damage Controlman "A" School. After his schooling, he was assigned to Station Neah Bay in the northwest corner of Washington on the Makah Indian Reservation.
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