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Four killed in military helicopter crash at Fort Hood

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by: 13 OP
~ 8 years ago Nov 24, '15 9:29am

FORT HOOD -
A military helicopter with four crew members aboard crashed at Fort Hood Monday afternoon, killing all four.

The U.S. Army said the UH-60 went down some time after 5:49 p.m. in the northeast portion of the Fort Hood Range. After an extensive search, emergency crews found the scene of the crash and found all four crew members dead.

The members of the Division West, First Army were on a routine training mission when the crash happened.

The cause of the crash is under investigation. The Army said it will not release the names.

Prayers for these families.

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~ 8 years ago Nov 24, '15 9:36am

So sad!

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~ 8 years ago Nov 24, '15 10:54am

I saw this on facebook. So very sad for all the families involved. Sending up lots of prayers for them to make it through the next few days, weeks, forever without these young men.

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~ 8 years ago Nov 24, '15 12:16pm

I just heard and my prayers are with them

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~ 8 years ago Nov 24, '15 2:58pm

Very sad! We sometimes forget about the dangers they face even when training.

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13 OP
~ 8 years ago Nov 27, '15 8:59pm

Katy soldier identified as Fort Hood helicopter crash victim

FORT HOOD -
The Army has released the identifies of the four crew members who were killed earlier this week in a military helicopter crash at Fort Hood.

Authorities have identified one of the victims as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael F. Tharp, 40, a Katy native.

Sgt. 1st Class Toby A. Childers, 40, a Hays, Kansas native; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen B. Cooley, 40, a Cantonment, Florida native; Sgt.1st Class Jason M. Smith, 35, a Destrehan, Louisiana native, were also killed.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Officials said the crew was assigned to Division West, First Army, and were on a routine training mission at the time of the crash.

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