Tue, Nov 11, 2003

DoD Identifies Remaining UH60 KIA

The Department of Defense has identified the two remaining crewmen who perished in the crash of a UH60 Black Hawk Helicopter in Tikrit, Iraq. As always, ANN sends our respects and prayers to the families and friends of these brave soldiers, who were lost in the support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

There were six soldiers killed in action on board the helicopter. The names of four soldiers killed in the incident were previously announced on Nov. 9.

Also killed were:

Capt. Benedict J. Smith, 29, of Monroe City, Mo. Smith was assigned to 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Command Sergeant Major Cornell W. Gilmore I, 45, of Baltimore, Md.
Gilmore was assigned to the Judge Advocate General Office, Headquarters Department of the Army, Pentagon.

These incidents remain under investigation.

FMI: www.dod.mil

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