International Six Die Aboard Downed Black Hawk By Peter Kenyon Published November 6, 2003 at 9:00 PM PST This story was published more than 21 years ago. Facebook WhatsApp Email Listen • 0:00 Six U.S. soldiers die after their Black Hawk helicopter goes down near Tikrit. The Black Hawk may have been hit by hostile fire before crashing into a riverbank near Saddam Hussein's hometown. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports. Copyright 2003 NPR