Pentagon releases names of those killed in deadly Afghanistan helicopter crash

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The Pentagon has released the names of the 30 military personnel killed in the helicopter crash in Afghanistan Aug. 6. The Chinook helicopter was shot down by insurgents and the crew onboard included mostly elite Navy SEALS.
The names released are below:
Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall, 32, of Shreveport, La.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer Louis J. Langlais, 44, of Santa Barbara, Calif.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas A. Ratzlaff, 34, of Green Forest, Ark.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Senior Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Kraig M. Vickers 36, of Kokomo, Hawaii
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer Brian R. Bill, 31, of Stamford, Conn.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer John W. Faas, 31, of Minneapolis, Minn.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer Kevin A. Houston, 35, of West Hyannisport, Mass.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer Matthew D. Mason, 37, of Kansas City, Mo.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer Stephen M. Mills, 35, of Fort Worth.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist/Diver) Nicholas H. Null, 30, of Washington, W.Va.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer Robert J. Reeves, 32, of Shreveport, La.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer Heath M. Robinson, 34, of Detroit.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Darrik C. Benson, 28, of Angwin, Calif.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher G. Campbell, 36, of Jacksonville, N.C.
Information Systems Technician Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Jared W. Day, 28, of Taylorsville, Utah.
Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) John Douangdara, 26, of South Sioux City, Neb.
Cryptologist Technician (Collection) Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) Michael J. Strange, 25, of Philadelphia.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Jon T. Tumilson, 35, of Rockford, Iowa.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron C. Vaughn, 30, of Stuart, Fla.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Jason R. Workman, 32, of Blanding, Utah.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Jesse D. Pittman, 27, of Ukiah, Calif.
(SEAL) Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas P. Spehar, 24, of Saint Paul, Minn.
Chief Warrant Officer David R. Carter, 47, of Centennial, Colo. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Aurora, Colo.;
Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Nichols, 31, of Hays, Kan. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.;
Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, 30, of Lincoln, Neb. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Grand Island, Neb.;
Sgt. Alexander J. Bennett, 24, of Tacoma, Wash. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.;
Spc. Spencer C. Duncan, 21, of Olathe, Kan. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.
Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown, 33, of Tallahassee, Fla.
Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell, 26, of Long Beach, Calif.
Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe, 28, of York, Pa.

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