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The Department of Defense has released the names of the six U.S. soldiers who died Tuesday when their helicopter crashed in Afghanistan. Killed were: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy L. Billings, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman, Sgt. Peter C. Bohler, Sgt. 1st Class Omar W. Forde, Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Williams, and Spc. Terry K. D. Gordon. -
Two of the six soldiers killed in Tuesday's Black Hawk helicopter crash in Afghanistan have been identified as helicopter crew chief Chris Bohler, 29, and Staff Sgt. Jesse Lee Williams, 30. -
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class James L. Smith, 38, died Dec. 11 of "natural causes" at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. Smith's unit had been deployed to Afghanistan. -
Six American service members were killed Tuesday when their Sikorsky UH-60 'Black Hawk' helicopter crashed in Southern Afghanistan. -
Gov. Jerry Brown has ordered flags above the state Capitol lowered to half-staff in honor of Camp Pendleton Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Rodriguez. -
A new reports says the U.S. military paid a contractor more than $5 million for unusable incinerators in Afghanistan. -
Camp Pendleton Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Rodriguez, 19, was killed Dec. 11 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, during combat operations.
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Marine Corps Maj. Robb McDonald will receive the Silver Star on Dec. 9 at Camp Pendleton, for heroic actions during the Taliban attack on Camp Bastion the night of Sept. 14, 2012. -
Army Staff Sgt. Alex A. Viola, 29, died Nov. 17 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Viola, a Green Beret, was killed when his unit was hit by a roadside bomb. He is the second Green Beret to die in Afghanistan in less than a week. -
Green Beret and Army Staff Sgt. Richard L. Vazquez, 28, died Nov. 13 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Vazquez suffered his fatal wounds when the enemy attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device, while he was on dismounted patrol in Panjwai, Afghanistan.
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