TRAGIC

Three Army Soldiers Killed in NY Helicopter Crash

Flags in New York will be lowered to half staff in their honor Thursday.

Three Army soldiers were killed in New York on Wednesday evening as a medical evacuation helicopter crashed during a training mission. A statement from the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs read, “A New York Army National Guard UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter based at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Rochester International Airport crashed earlier tonight in the town of Mendon, New York while on a routine training mission...The incident is under investigation.” Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered flags in New York to be lowered to half-staff Thursday in their honor. “I extend prayers and condolences from all New Yorkers to the family, loved ones and fellow soldiers of these honorable heroes.”