Juneau soldier dies in Afghanistan, flags lowered - Must Read Alaska
author: Suzanne Downing
FROM STARS AND STRIPES
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Pentagon has identified the U.S. soldier killed in a helicopter accident in eastern Afghanistan on Friday as Chief Warrant Officer Jacob M. Sims, a Blackhawk helicopter pilot.
Sims, 36, of Juneau, Alaska, was assigned to 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington.
The helicopter was transporting troops for a night raid in Logar province when it hit a tree, forcing an emergency landing, Salim Saleh, the provincial governor’s spokesman, told Stars and Stripes.
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Same province as the other story but this looks to have happened a few days ago.
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,289628.0.html(this other story happened "Saturday afternoon" per the ABC story) Soldier still unidentified per story.
Prayers for both. Sad.
