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Victims of Afghan helo collision identified
Staff report
Posted : Tuesday Oct 27, 2009 10:00:00 EDT
Posted : Tuesday Oct 27, 2009 10:00:00 EDT
The four Marines killed Monday after two helicopters collided in midair over Afghanistan’s Helmand province were assigned to units based at Camp Pendleton, Calif., according to the Pentagon.
They are:
• Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury, 23, of Anchorage, Alaska.
• Capt. Eric A. Jones, 29, of Westchester, N.Y.
• Capt. David S. Mitchell, 30, of Loveland, Ohio.
• Capt. Kyle R. Van De Giesen, 29, of North Attleboro, Mass.
Fleury, Jones and Van De Giesen were assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169. Mitchell was assigned to HMLA-367.
Two other Marines were injured in the accident involving an AH-1W Super Cobra and UH-1N Huey, Marine officials said. They have not been identified.
An Army Chinook also crashed Monday in western Afghanistan, killing 10 Americans — seven troops and three civilians working for the government — and injuring 12 others.
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