By
Associated Press
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Published: Sat, June 07, 2008 - 10:27 am
Last Updated: Sat, June 07, 2008 - 10:32 am
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - The Department of Defense says asoldier from central Florida and another from Alabama died of
injuries sustained when a helicopter they were in went down in
Afghanistan.
The department says the two soldiers who died were 20-year-old
Pfc. Andre D. McNair, Jr., of Fort Pierce, and 42-year-old Chief
Warrant Officer James Carter, of Alabama.
They died on June 5 at Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan, of
injuries sustained when the Kiowa helicopter they were in went down
during a test flight. The incident is under investigation.
They were assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st
Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault),
Fort Campbell, Ky.
They died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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