Six U.S. Marines were killed Thursday in the crash of a NATO helicopter in southern Afghanistan, and authorities aren’t blaming the Taliban for the incident.
The CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter crashed in the Helmand Province, and no enemy fire had been reported in that area, according to KHON-TV’s website. The six Marines were members of Hawaii-based Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363.
Two of the dead have been identified. They are Cpl. Kevin Reinhard , 25, of Woodbridge, N.J., and Master Sgt. Travis Riddick, 40, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. But KHON-TV interviewed a former U.S. helicopter pilot, who said that even with hours of training piloting a military chopper is especially dangerous, not only because of the Taliban but because of Afghanistan’s weather.
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