Army IDs 4 soldiers killed in helicopter crash

Army IDS 4 Fort Campbell soldiers killed in Colo. helicopter training accident

KRISTIN M. HALL
AP News

Aug 21, 2009 19:30 EDT

The Army has identified four soldiers killed in a helicopter training accident in Colorado.

Those killed in Wednesday's crash were 40-year-old Chief Warrant Officer Terrance Geer, 41-year-old Chief Warrant Officer Robert Johnson, 33-year-old Staff Sgt. Paul Jackson and 28-year-old Staff Sgt. Chad Tucker.

The soldiers identified Friday were all members of Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell.

Army Special Operations Command officials say their MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed while conducting mountain and environmental training near Colorado's second-highest summit, Mount Massive.

Source: AP News

 

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