Obama's War - Special Release

On Thursday, August 11, 2011 The Department of Defense (DOD) released the names of the 30 US service members who were killed In Afghanistan when the helicopter they were on board was shot down by Taliban fighters.

DOD Identifies Service Members Killed In CH-47 Crash

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 30 servicemembers who died Aug. 6 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed.



• Lt. Cmdr. Jonas B. Kelsall, 32, of Shreveport, LA

• Master Chief Petty Officer Louis J. Langlais, 44, of Santa Barbara, CA

• Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas A. Ratzlaff, 34, of Green Forest, AR

• Senior Chief Petty Officer Kraig M. Vickers 36, of Kokomo, HI

• Chief Petty Officer Brian R. Bill, 31, of Stamford, CT

• Chief Petty Officer John W. Faas, 31, of Minneapolis, MN

• Chief Petty Officer Kevin A. Houston, 35, of West Hyannisport, MA

• Chief Petty Officer Matthew D. Mason, 37, of Kansas City, MO

• Chief Petty Officer Stephen M. Mills, 35, of Fort Worth, TX

• Chief Petty Officer Nicholas H. Null, 30, of Washington, WV

• Chief Petty Officer Robert J. Reeves, 32, of Shreveport, LA

• Chief Petty Officer Heath M. Robinson, 34, of Detroit, MI

• Petty Officer 1st Class Darrik C. Benson, 28, of Angwin, CA

• Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher G. Campbell, 36, of Jacksonville, NC

• Petty Officer 1st Class Jared W. Day, 28, of Taylorsville, UT

• Petty Officer 1st Class John Douangdara, 26, of South Sioux City, NE

• Petty Officer 1st Class Michael J. Strange, 25, of Philadelphia, PA

• Petty Officer 1st Class Jon T. Tumilson, 35, of Rockford, IA

• Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron C. Vaughn, 30, of Stuart, FL

• Petty Officer 1st Class Jason R. Workman, 32, of Blanding, UT

• Petty Officer 1st Class Jesse D. Pittman, 27, of Ukiah, CA

• Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas P. Spehar, 24, of Saint Paul, MN

• Chief Warrant Officer David R. Carter, 47, of Centennial, CO

• Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Nichols, 31, of Hays, KS

• Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, 30, of Lincoln, NE

• Sgt. Alexander J. Bennett, 24, of Tacoma, WA (43rd Washingtonian)

• Spc. Spencer C. Duncan, 21, of Olathe, KS

• Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown, 33, of Tallahassee, FL

• Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell, 26, of Long Beach, CA

• Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe, 28, of York, PA


Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue