Double Black Hawk helicopter crash claims nine lives
Wednesday night brought tragedy to the U.S. Army when two HH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopters operating with night vision goggles crashed during a training exercise in Trigg County, Kentucky. Nine lives were lost in total, with the identities of the soldiers yet to be released pending notification of their next-of-kin. All were based at Fort Campbell in the 101st Airborne Division, with five in one aircraft and four in the other. In the wake …