This is the Group Burial for co-mingled remains of casualties of the Chinook helicopter (CH-47D 89-00175) which crashed in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011. The call sign for the Chinook was "Extortion 17". The crash occurred in Tangi Joi Zareen, in the district of Sayd Abad in Wardak Province after it was struck by an RPG. A/C was on an IRF mission to assist members of the 75th Rangers engaged in a fierce firefight.
The 38 lives lost in the crash included 30 US military. This included 15 Navy SEALs from SEAL Team Six, the unit responsible for the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden. This August 6th crash is considered the worst loss of US Military life in a single incident in the decade-long war in Afghanistan that began in 2001.
The casualties were:
US Army:
SPC Alexander J Bennett [Flight Engineer] (promoted posthumously to Sergeant)
CW4 David R Carter
[Pilot] (promoted posthumously to CW5)
SPC Spencer C Duncan
[Crew Chief]
SGT Patrick D Hamburger
[Fligth Engineer] (promoted posthumously to Staff Sergeant)
CW2 Bryan J Nichols
[Pilot in Command]
US Navy SEAL Team 6:
PO1 Darrik C Benson
CPO Brian R Bill
PO1 Christopher G Campbell
MA1 John Douangdara
CPO John W Faas
PO1 Kevin A Houston
LCDR Jonas B Kelsall
MCPO Louis J Langlais
CPO Matthew D Mason
CPO Stephen M Mills
PO1 Jesse D Pittman
SCPO Thomas A Ratzlaff
CPO Robert J Reeves
CPO Heath Michael Robinson
PO2 Nicholas P Spehar
PO1 Jon T Tumilson
PO1 Aaron C Vaughn
PO1 Jason R Workman
US Navy:
PO1 Jared W Day
CPO Nicholas H Null
PO1 Michael J Strange
SCPO Kraig M Vickers
US Air Force:
TSGT John W Brown [PJ]
SSGT Andrew W Harvell [CCT]
TSGT Daniel L Zerbe [PJ]
7 Afgahn National Army Specials Ops Commandos
1 Afghan Civilian interpreter
1 US Military Working Dog
The 38 lives lost in the crash included 30 US military. This included 15 Navy SEALs from SEAL Team Six, the unit responsible for the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden. This August 6th crash is considered the worst loss of US Military life in a single incident in the decade-long war in Afghanistan that began in 2001.
The casualties were:
US Army:
SPC Alexander J Bennett [Flight Engineer] (promoted posthumously to Sergeant)
CW4 David R Carter
[Pilot] (promoted posthumously to CW5)
SPC Spencer C Duncan
[Crew Chief]
SGT Patrick D Hamburger
[Fligth Engineer] (promoted posthumously to Staff Sergeant)
CW2 Bryan J Nichols
[Pilot in Command]
US Navy SEAL Team 6:
PO1 Darrik C Benson
CPO Brian R Bill
PO1 Christopher G Campbell
MA1 John Douangdara
CPO John W Faas
PO1 Kevin A Houston
LCDR Jonas B Kelsall
MCPO Louis J Langlais
CPO Matthew D Mason
CPO Stephen M Mills
PO1 Jesse D Pittman
SCPO Thomas A Ratzlaff
CPO Robert J Reeves
CPO Heath Michael Robinson
PO2 Nicholas P Spehar
PO1 Jon T Tumilson
PO1 Aaron C Vaughn
PO1 Jason R Workman
US Navy:
PO1 Jared W Day
CPO Nicholas H Null
PO1 Michael J Strange
SCPO Kraig M Vickers
US Air Force:
TSGT John W Brown [PJ]
SSGT Andrew W Harvell [CCT]
TSGT Daniel L Zerbe [PJ]
7 Afgahn National Army Specials Ops Commandos
1 Afghan Civilian interpreter
1 US Military Working Dog
This is the Group Burial for co-mingled remains of casualties of the Chinook helicopter (CH-47D 89-00175) which crashed in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011. The call sign for the Chinook was "Extortion 17". The crash occurred in Tangi Joi Zareen, in the district of Sayd Abad in Wardak Province after it was struck by an RPG. A/C was on an IRF mission to assist members of the 75th Rangers engaged in a fierce firefight.
The 38 lives lost in the crash included 30 US military. This included 15 Navy SEALs from SEAL Team Six, the unit responsible for the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden. This August 6th crash is considered the worst loss of US Military life in a single incident in the decade-long war in Afghanistan that began in 2001.
The casualties were:
US Army:
SPC Alexander J Bennett [Flight Engineer] (promoted posthumously to Sergeant)
CW4 David R Carter
[Pilot] (promoted posthumously to CW5)
SPC Spencer C Duncan
[Crew Chief]
SGT Patrick D Hamburger
[Fligth Engineer] (promoted posthumously to Staff Sergeant)
CW2 Bryan J Nichols
[Pilot in Command]
US Navy SEAL Team 6:
PO1 Darrik C Benson
CPO Brian R Bill
PO1 Christopher G Campbell
MA1 John Douangdara
CPO John W Faas
PO1 Kevin A Houston
LCDR Jonas B Kelsall
MCPO Louis J Langlais
CPO Matthew D Mason
CPO Stephen M Mills
PO1 Jesse D Pittman
SCPO Thomas A Ratzlaff
CPO Robert J Reeves
CPO Heath Michael Robinson
PO2 Nicholas P Spehar
PO1 Jon T Tumilson
PO1 Aaron C Vaughn
PO1 Jason R Workman
US Navy:
PO1 Jared W Day
CPO Nicholas H Null
PO1 Michael J Strange
SCPO Kraig M Vickers
US Air Force:
TSGT John W Brown [PJ]
SSGT Andrew W Harvell [CCT]
TSGT Daniel L Zerbe [PJ]
7 Afgahn National Army Specials Ops Commandos
1 Afghan Civilian interpreter
1 US Military Working Dog
The 38 lives lost in the crash included 30 US military. This included 15 Navy SEALs from SEAL Team Six, the unit responsible for the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden. This August 6th crash is considered the worst loss of US Military life in a single incident in the decade-long war in Afghanistan that began in 2001.
The casualties were:
US Army:
SPC Alexander J Bennett [Flight Engineer] (promoted posthumously to Sergeant)
CW4 David R Carter
[Pilot] (promoted posthumously to CW5)
SPC Spencer C Duncan
[Crew Chief]
SGT Patrick D Hamburger
[Fligth Engineer] (promoted posthumously to Staff Sergeant)
CW2 Bryan J Nichols
[Pilot in Command]
US Navy SEAL Team 6:
PO1 Darrik C Benson
CPO Brian R Bill
PO1 Christopher G Campbell
MA1 John Douangdara
CPO John W Faas
PO1 Kevin A Houston
LCDR Jonas B Kelsall
MCPO Louis J Langlais
CPO Matthew D Mason
CPO Stephen M Mills
PO1 Jesse D Pittman
SCPO Thomas A Ratzlaff
CPO Robert J Reeves
CPO Heath Michael Robinson
PO2 Nicholas P Spehar
PO1 Jon T Tumilson
PO1 Aaron C Vaughn
PO1 Jason R Workman
US Navy:
PO1 Jared W Day
CPO Nicholas H Null
PO1 Michael J Strange
SCPO Kraig M Vickers
US Air Force:
TSGT John W Brown [PJ]
SSGT Andrew W Harvell [CCT]
TSGT Daniel L Zerbe [PJ]
7 Afgahn National Army Specials Ops Commandos
1 Afghan Civilian interpreter
1 US Military Working Dog
