Friday, February 24, 2012

Gov issues statement re:downed Marine helicopter

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the fatal Marine helicopter crash on the California-Arizona border yesterday:

"Anne and I offer our condolences to the families and friends of the Marines who died last night. We honor their bravery and sacrifice."

CNN news:
Seven U.S. Marines were killed in the midair collision of two U.S. military helicopters along the Arizona-California border, officials said Thursday.
Six killed in the crash were based at Camp Pendleton, California, and one was from Yuma, Arizona, the Marine Corps said.
The crash occurred during routine training operations Wednesday night around 10:30 p.m. ET, according to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Base Commander Col. Robert Kuckuk.
The collision occurred in the Chocolate Mountains on the California side of the range, near Yuma.

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