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| Marine helicopter crash over Arizona kills four |
| 2007-08-17 |
| A U.S. Marine Corps search-and-rescue helicopter crashed during a training flight over southwest Arizona, killing four people on board, officials said Friday. One person survived. The HH-1N Huey crashed about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Yuma on Thursday. The wreckage was discovered early Friday, and three Marines and one Navy sailor were pronounced dead at the scene, said 1st Lt. Rob Dolan, a spokesman for the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma. The injured Marine was transported to Yuma Regional Medical Center and is listed in stable condition. The names of the dead and injured will not be released for 24 hours under standard military policy, Dolan said. The chopper assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma was last heard from at about 4 p.m. Thursday, Marine Sgt. Ryan O'Hare said. The aircraft was flying on a routine training mission near the Army's Yuma Proving Ground, a sprawling 1,300-square-mile (3,367 square kilometers) military reservation along the Arizona-California border used to test combat systems and helicopters. God bless these servicemen, their families and all those who know and love them. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #2 In 2000, I think about 500 servicemen were killed in accidents each year. 20 years ago, it was over 1000. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-08-17 15:48 |
| #1 I don't think people realize how dangerous "normal" non-combat operations can be. We live about 70 miles from Ft. Bragg, and about 120 miles from Camp Lejuene. It seems that every few weeks there are reports of some soldiers or Marines killed or injured in the evening news. My son was a US Marine on active duty 1996-2000. My biggest worry at the time was that he would be killed or seriously injured in an accident. That was without any combat. I can't imagine how hard it must be for family of people in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: Rambler 2007-08-17 15:35 |