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Josue E. Hernandez Chavez |
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Name: Army Sgt. Josue E. Hernandez Chavez
Age: 23
From: Reno, Nev.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.,
Incident: Army Sgt. Josue E. Hernandez Chavez died Oct. 26 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. Also killed were Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael P. Montgomery, Sgt. 1st Class David E. Metzger, Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop, Chief Warrant Officer Niall Lyons, Staff Sgt. Shawn H. McNabb and Sgt. Nickolas A. Mueller.
Died:
October
26, 2009
DoD IDs soldiers killed in Afghanistan crash
Staff report
The Defense Department has identified the seven special operations soldiers killed Oct. 26 when their MH-47 helicopter crashed in Badghis province in western Afghanistan.
Two of the soldiers were from 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group of Fort Bragg, N.C., and five were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment of Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Also killed in the crash were three agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Low visibility has been blamed for the crash, which happened about 3:30 a.m. when the soldiers and federal agents lifted off in the helicopter after an operation to disrupt arms smuggling and drug trafficking in the Darreh-ye Bum Village in Qadis District, according to information from the International Security Assistance Force.
Thick dust stirred up from the initial takeoff overwhelmed the...
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| Prayers & Condolences For: Josue E. Hernandez Chavez BY Anonymous on Nov 13, 2009 | | | May God Bless you and help your family through their healing process. You are a Hero and will always be remembered.
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| Prayers & Condolences For: Josue E. Hernandez Chavez BY John on Nov 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.
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