Secretary Of The Army, Congress Intervened To Make Burial Possible
Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Florich III received a burial with full military honors Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery. The Louisiana Army National Guardsman was one of those fatally injured in June when the helicopter he was aboard went down in the Gulf of Mexico on a training mission. Ten other troops were also fatally injured in the accident.
Bell Helicopter this week is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Bell AH-1 Cobra. The aircraft first flew on September 7, 1965 at Amon Carter Field. The trailblazing AH-1 is the original attack helicopter whose design and configuration Bell say defined attack helicopters to follow for decades after that first flight.
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