Staff Sgt. Vincent P. Marketta and Sgt. Tyler M. Shelton, Special Operations Soldiers killed, three injured in Blackhawk Helicopter Crash
Two soldiers were killed and three injured when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed on San Clemente Island late Thursday, a Defense Department official told The San Diego Union-Tribune.
“An element of U.S. Army Special Operations Command was conducting routine training in the vicinity of Coronado, California, on August 27, when an aircraft incident occurred. Two Soldiers were killed and three were injured. The area has been secured and an investigation into the incident is underway.”
“ The area has been secured and an investigation into the incident is underway. More information will be released 24-hours following next of kin notification. Our sincere condolences go out the families and friends of the deceased. We thank you for not contacting them during this difficult time,” DOD reported according to military times.com
“At this time we are not releasing anything beyond the statement provided,” said J. Elise Van Pool, an Army spokeswoman, in an email. “We are still in the process of making next of kin notifications and will not release any additional information until that process is complete.”
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