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2 ID’d in Afghanistan helicopter crash


Staff report
Posted : Monday Jun 9, 2008 6:55:46 EDT

The Defense Department has identified the two soldiers killed Thursday in a helicopter crash near Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Chief Warrant Officer James Carter, 42, of Alabama, and Pfc. Andre D. McNair Jr., 20, of Fort Pierce, Fla., died from their injuries at Kandahar Army Airfield after the Kiowa helicopter they were in crashed during a test flight, DoD said.

The soldiers were assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

The incident is under investigation. There have not been reports of hostile activity in relation to the crash.

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