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05-22-03, 05:24 PM
Pentagon identifies Marines killed in helicopter crash in Iraq
The Associated Press
Last Updated 2:25 p.m. PDT Thursday, May 22, 2003
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon on Thursday disclosed the names of four Marines killed Monday when their CH-46 transport helicopter crashed into a canal in central Iraq shortly after takeoff.
They are:
-Capt. Andrew David Lamont, 31, of Eureka, Calif.
-Lance Cpl. Jason William Moore, 21, of San Marcos, Calif.
-1st Lt. Timothy Louis Ryan, 30, of Aurora, Ill.
-Staff Sgt. Aaron Dean White, 27, of Shawnee, Okla.
They were assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
A fifth Marine drowned trying to save them. He was identified Wednesday as Sgt. Kirk Allen Straseskie, 23, of Beaver Dam, Wis. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, from Camp Pendleton.
The CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed in the Shat al-Hillah Canal near the city of Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad, according to a U.S. Central Command statement. It was on a resupply mission.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Sempers,
Roger
Rest in Peace
The Associated Press
Last Updated 2:25 p.m. PDT Thursday, May 22, 2003
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon on Thursday disclosed the names of four Marines killed Monday when their CH-46 transport helicopter crashed into a canal in central Iraq shortly after takeoff.
They are:
-Capt. Andrew David Lamont, 31, of Eureka, Calif.
-Lance Cpl. Jason William Moore, 21, of San Marcos, Calif.
-1st Lt. Timothy Louis Ryan, 30, of Aurora, Ill.
-Staff Sgt. Aaron Dean White, 27, of Shawnee, Okla.
They were assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
A fifth Marine drowned trying to save them. He was identified Wednesday as Sgt. Kirk Allen Straseskie, 23, of Beaver Dam, Wis. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, from Camp Pendleton.
The CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed in the Shat al-Hillah Canal near the city of Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad, according to a U.S. Central Command statement. It was on a resupply mission.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Sempers,
Roger
Rest in Peace