Nicholas Moore was born in 1981 in Newton, Kansas. Nicholas and his twin brother Neil enlisted during the summer of 1998. They attended airborne school and the Ranger Indoctrination Program before being assigned to the 2nd Ranger Battalion.

Nicholas deployed 13 times to Afghanistan and Iraq. His awards include the Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor Device. Nicholas was featured in Peter Berg 's Live to Tell documentary series for the History Channel regarding the Marcus Luttrell rescue.