7 Americans Killed In Helo Crash

[CDG]

A U.S. military helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven Americans and four Afghans in one of the deadliest air disasters of a war now into its second decade. The Taliban claimed they gunned down the Black Hawk.


http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/0...-3-us-troops-in-afghanistan-helicopter-crash/

ETA: And here's this fucking gem : Three of the seven U.S. service personnel killed in Thursday's crash were special operations forces -- two Navy SEALS and a Navy explosives expert, U.S. officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose the information.

RIP to the deceased.

 

[SkrewzLoose]

Fuck.
Valhalla receives 7 more Warriors.
Fair winds and following seas.

 

[dknob]

Dammit.

NSW just keeps taking these hits..

RIP to all the fallen.

 

[Mac_NZ]

RIP

 

[CDG]

The list of the 7 Warriors killed in the crash: RIP.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of seven service members who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died Aug. 16 in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Killed were:
Chief Warrant Officer Brian D. Hornsby, 37, of Melbourne, Fla., assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii;

Chief Warrant Officer Suresh N. A. Krause, 29, of Cathedral City, Calif., assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii;

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Petty Officer Technician 1st Class Sean P. Carson, 32, of Des Moines, Wash., assigned to an explosive ordnance disposal mobile unit in San Diego;

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks, 28, of Edgewater, Md., assigned to a West Coast-based naval special warfare unit;

Sgt. Richard A. Essex, 23, of Kelseyville, Calif., assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii;

Sgt. Luis A. Oliver Galbreath, 41, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; and

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class David J. Warsen, 27, of Kentwood, Mich., assigned to a West Coast-based naval Special warfare unit.

 

[Grimfury160]

R.I.P. , The hits just keep coming. I just found out my buddies son died last night after being struck by a moving vehicle, my condolences to all.

 

[RackMaster]

RIP.

 

[TheSiatonist]

Rest easy, Warriors...

 

[Gypsy]

Rest in Peace, we shall not forget your sacrifice.