Behind The Cannon

• Nicholas was born in 1985 in Montgomery County, PA.  Enjoyed playing

          ice hockey, whitetail, and waterfowl hunting, and fishing.  

• Nicholas was sent to Parris Island for recruit training and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion 7th Marines in 29 Palms, CA.
  
  
• Nicholas spent 8 1/2 years as a Marine Corps Infantryman deploying to both Iraq and Afghanistan.  
  
  
• After service, Nicholas worked overseas as a contractor supporting the Counter IED effort, and as a private military contractor. 
  
  
• After overseas time Nicholas continued to work supporting warfighter programs preparing units for deployments as a contractor on Camp Pendleton.  
  
  
• Nicholas enjoys spending time with my wife and three children, coaching ice hockey and football, and being around family and friends. 
  
  
• Nicholas and his wife started Smooth Boar based off a 3D print made of an artillery shell.