From the Las Vegas Sun: "Two Nellis Air Force Base airmen were killed and three were wounded in a helicopter crash Wednesday in southeastern Afghanistan.
They were deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and were responsible for casualty evacuation, authorities said. The five Nellis airmen were in an HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter when it crashed. Two airmen from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona also were killed.
The cause of the crash is under investigation and other details weren't available Thursday.
The Nellis airmen were identified as 1st Lt. Joel C. Gentz, 25, of Grass Lake, Mich., assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron, and Staff Sgt. David C. Smith, 26, of Eight Mile, Ala., assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron." http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jun/10/2-nellis-afb-die-afghanistan-helicopter-crash/
Nellis AFB is a neighbor of Las Vegas and it is a shame when a neighbor dies. These two heroes died defending our country. Please remember these airmen, their families, the injured and our Nellis AFB neighbors in their time of grief and need.
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