US Soldier Killed in Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan Is Identified
Soldiers from the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, stand in front of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters on the tarmac at Shape Airfield at Chievres Air Base in Belgium, on Oct. 24, 2017. John Thys/AFP/Getty Images
An Army warrant officer who died in a helicopter crash while he was serving in Afghanistan was identified, the Defense Department said in a statement Sunday, Oct. 29.
Chief Warrant Officer Jacob M. Sims, 36, of Juneau, Alaska died from wounds he sustained in the crash on Friday, Oct. 27, in Logar Province, Afghanistan. The incident is still under investigation.
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