Name: Army Pfc. Kristofer D. S. Thomas Age: 18 From: Roseville, Calif. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga. Incident: Army Pfc. Kristofer D. S. Thomas died Feb. 18 in southeastern Afghanistan when the Chinook helicopter he was in crashed. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Hershel D. McCants Jr., Chief Warrant Officer 3 John A. Quinlan, Sgt. Adam A. Wilkinson, Spc. Travis R. Vaughn, Spc. Brandon D. Gordon, Pfc. Ryan C. Garbs, Pfc. Kristofer D. S. Thomas and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott E. Duffman. Died: February 18, 2007 Pentagon identifies 8 killed in helo crash
By Sean D. Naylor Staff writer
Sunday�s crash of a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan killed eight special operations personnel, seven from the Army and one from the Air Force.
The helicopter was an MH-47E from the Army�s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment�s 2nd Battalion, according to a source in the special operations community.
According to a Defense Department release, killed in the crash were:
• Pfc. Ryan C. Garbs, 20, of Edwardsville, Ill. B Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
• Spc. Brandon D. Gordon, 21, of Naples, Fla. B Company, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
• Chief Warrant Officer 3 Hershel D. McCants, Jr., 34, of Arizona B Co., 2nd Battalion, 160th.
• CW3 John A. Quinlan, 26, of New Jersey B Co., 2nd Battalion,...
Prayers & Condolences For: Kristofer D. S. Thomas BY Anonymous on Sep 23, 2009
Kristofer, Their is not a moment that does not go by that I'm not thinking of you. I miss you sooo much. I even dream that I'm trying to save you. I wish I could pick up the phone and call you. To this day I still haven't been able to shut off your cell phone I wish it would ring and it would be you calling it just sits on the counter and I pray it would ring from you. Everyday I work on the organization "Never Forget Our Fallen" to do my part to remember ALL Veterans Past and Present. If you would like to read more about Kris visit (More Info)
Prayers & Condolences For: Kristofer D. S. Thomas BY John on Apr 01, 2009
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.