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Mississippi is mourning the loss of Brooksville native Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves, who was killed in last night's accident at Reagan National Airport. Elee and I are praying for the victims' families and first responders who are assisting."
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said in a Thursday X, formerly Twitter, post
At the request of the family, the name of the third Soldier will not be released at this time,
an Army statement said
Our thoughts are with his family and the families and loved ones of all impacted by this tragic accident.”
His alma mater issued a statement on his death, saying
It was a gut punch. It was a gut punch this morning when I saw that.”
When Erwin heard the news, he saidWe are in complete shock,
Mr Campos said upon learning of his family’s lossHe loved traveling and he loved flying
she told the outletWings of freedom has a whole new meaning now. We love you.”
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We send our deepest condolences to the families and friends of Ryan O'Hara and Sam Lilley as they navigate this difficult time. Both of these young Georgians shared a passion for flight and for serving others, and this terrible tragedy is that much more difficult knowing their lives were cut so unexpectedly short."
Governor Kemp posted on X, formerly Twitter
We have to have our smartest people. It doesn't matter what they look like, how they speak, who they are, it matters intellect, talent. The word talent. You have to be talented, naturally talented geniuses. You can't have regular people doing that job."
President TrumpThe military is always preparing for worst-case scenarios. It’s what they do.”
However, he added
Both pilots had flown this specific route before, at night. This wasn't something new to either one of them,
Koziol said
No excuses we're going to get to the bottom of this. First and foremost from the Defense Department we want to pass our condolences to the 64 souls and their families that were affected by this. Never should've happened. And certainly the three service members, the three soldiers."
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at a White House Press briefingThe military does dangerous things, it does routine things, on a regular basis,
he saidHis mother, sister, and I are just absolutely devastated. We were talking to him just yesterday, and now we’ll never have the opportunity again.”
His family is also reeling from the devastating loss, with his father, Gary O’Hara, expressing his heartbreakI just had a gut feeling when I saw the story breaking.
He told the Washington Post
He was engaged to a beautiful, wonderful girl and we were all excited about her joining the family
he saidI am sure by now all of you have heard the news of the tragedy that has occurred in DC,
she wrote on Facebook
I ask that you take all necessary steps to promptly investigate these incidents to determine if they fit a larger pattern of malfunction with the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter,
Gillibrand shared in a letter to the DoDThe helicopter was defective, it crashed, the pilots were badly injured, one person died; Sikorsky, we are alleging, is responsible for the crash.
Marine veteran and attorney Timothy Loranger, who represented the plaintiff, told Military.com inAt this point, we do not believe there were any survivors.
District of Columbia fire chief John Donnelly said