Via a reader tip comes this sad news that two Soldiers from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade were killed in a helicopter crash near Wonju:
Firefighters search through debris of a crashed U.S. helicopter on a road in the city of Wonju, South Korea, on Monday. YONHAP via AFP – Getty Images
A U.S. military helicopter crashed in South Korea during a routine training mission Monday, killing both American pilots on board, the U.S. Army and South Korean police said.
The AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed on a road in Wonju, about 80 miles east of Seoul, a Wonju police officer said.
Two bodies recovered from the helicopter were severely damaged and officials couldn’t immediately confirm their identities. There were no reports of casualties on the ground.
The U.S. Army in South Korea later confirmed the crash, saying the cause of the accident was under investigation. [Fox News]
You can read more at the link, but condolences to the families of the pilots after this tragic crash.
Being in the services is no cakewalk. Between 1955 and 1991 there were 49 B-52 gunners killed in the line of duty. Only four were killed on a combat mission. All of the rest were killed on training missions when something went horribly wrong.
Of course that doesn’t count off-duty accidents and etc.
We do not give active duty GIs and other veterans nearly as much credit as they deserve.
Being in the services is no cakewalk. Between 1955 and 1991 there were 49 B-52 gunners killed in the line of duty. Only four were killed on a combat mission. All of the rest were killed on training missions when something went horribly wrong.
Of course that doesn’t count off-duty accidents and etc.
We do not give active duty GIs and other veterans nearly as much credit as they deserve.