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Today Marks 2nd Anniversary Of Deadly Chinook Crash That Killed 30 US Troops

By Beth Ford Roth / Home Post Blogger

Published August 6, 2013 at 8:25 AM PDT

This story was published more than 11 years ago.

Faces of 30 U.S. troops killed in Chinook crash on August 6, 2011.

On August 6, 2011, Afghan insurgents shot down a CH-47 helicopter with 38 men and one military working dog on board. The crash killed everyone on the Chinook, including 30 U.S. service members (17 of whom were Navy SEALs) and eight Afghans.

Today marks the two year anniversary of that tragic day, when the U.S. military suffered its greatest one-day loss of life in the Afghanistan War.

Below you'll find a tribute video made by "DontTreadOnMe2010" and posted on YouTube:

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Tribute to 30 troops killed 8/6/11

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Blogger Beth Ford Roth was born into a military family and has covered issues important to service members and their loved ones for many years. She has worked as a broadcast journalist in both commercial television and public radio.

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