Pentagon Identifies 2 Airmen Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash
The Defense Department on Tuesday identified the two U.S. airmen who were among five killed Sunday when a British helicopter crashed at a NATO base in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Maj. Phyllis J. Pelky, 45, of Rio Rancho, N.M., and Master Sgt. Gregory T. Kuhse, 38, of Kalamazoo, Mich., were riding in a British Puma Mk2 when it crashed at about 4:15 p.m. at Camp Resolute Support. Two British servicemembers and a French civilian contractor also were killed, according to USA Today.
Five more people aboard the helicopter were hurt, the Associated Press reported.
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