The Pentagon released the names of the 30 US military personnel, including 22 members of the Navy SEALs, killed last week when the Taliban shot down a Chinook transport helicopter in eastern Afghanistan.All 38 people aboard the helicopter died after it crashed Saturday in the Tangi Valley in Wardak province, a mountainous area west of Kabul, the largest loss of life in a single day during the decade-long war.
The 30 Americans who died
Troops killed in the Afghanistan copter crash:
Lt. Cmdr. Jonas B. Kelsall, 32, of Shreveport, La.
Master Chief Petty Officer Louis J. Langlais, 44, of Santa Barbara, Calif.
Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas A. Ratzlaff, 34, of Green Forest, Ark.
Senior Chief Petty Officer Kraig M. Vickers, 36, of Kokomo, Hawaii
Chief Petty Officer Brian R. Bill, 31, of Stamford, Conn.
Chief Petty Officer John W. Faas, 31, of Minneapolis
Chief Petty Officer Kevin A. Houston, 35, of West Hyannisport, Mass.
Chief Petty Officer Matthew D. Mason, 37, of Kansas City, Mo.
Chief Petty Officer Stephen M. Mills, 35, of Fort Worth, Texas
Chief Petty Officer Nicholas H. Null, 30, of Washington, W.Va.
Chief Petty Officer Robert J. Reeves, 32, of Shreveport, La.
Chief Petty Officer Heath M. Robinson, 34, of Detroit
Petty Officer 1st Class Darrik C. Benson, 28, of Angwin, Calif.
Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher G. Campbell, 36, of Jacksonville, N.C.
Petty Officer 1st Class Jared W. Day, 28, of Taylorsville, Utah
Petty Officer 1st Class John Douangdara, 26, of South Sioux City, Neb.
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael J. Strange, 25, of Philadelphia
Petty Officer 1st Class Jon T. Tumilson, 35, of Rockford, Iowa
Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron C. Vaughn, 30, of Stuart, Fla.
Petty Officer 1st Class Jason R. Workman, 32, of Blanding, Utah
Petty Officer 1st Class Jesse D. Pittman, 27, of Ukiah, Calif.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas P. Spehar, 24, of Saint Paul, Minn.
Chief Warrant Officer David R. Carter, 47, of Centennial
Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Nichols, 31, of Hays, Kan.
Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, 30, of Lincoln, Neb.
Sgt. Alexander J. Bennett, 24, of Tacoma, Wash.
Spec. Spencer C. Duncan, 21, of Olathe, Kan.
Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown, 33, of Tallahassee, Fla.
Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell, 26, of Long Beach, Calif.
Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe, 28, of York, Pa.
