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Utah Soldier Dies In Alaska Helicopter Crash

Utah Soldier Dies In Alaska Helicopter Crash

(Fairbanks, AK) — A Utah soldier has been identified as one of the three men who died in a helicopter crash in Alaska. The U.S. Army says 32-year-old Stewart Wayment of North Logan died Thursday when an Apache helicopter collided with another helicopter south of Fairbanks. Thirty-nine-year-old Christopher Eramo of […]

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Purple Heart veteran moves into donated home with family

Purple Heart veteran moves into donated home with family

HUNTSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A US Army veteran was moved to rare tears in Utah after he and his family received a donated home from New York-based charitable group Tunnel to Towers. Travis Vendela lost both legs in a horrific incident in Iraq in 2007 when he was on a […]

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Killing of Utah mayor in Afghanistan was planned

Killing of Utah mayor in Afghanistan was planned

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An investigative report by the U.S. Army found that an Afghan commando who fatally shot a Utah mayor serving in the National Guard in 2018 had planned the killing for weeks. The report that was obtained through a public records request by the Standard-Examiner newspaper in […]

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Army pilot killed in Afghanistan to be buried Monday in Utah

Army pilot killed in Afghanistan to be buried Monday in Utah

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) — A  25-year-old Army helicopter pilot killed in a crash in Afghanistan will be buried Monday at Brigham City Cemetery in northern Utah. Officials said CW2 Kirk Fuchigami Jr. was one of two Army pilots killed in the Nov. 20 crash while providing security for ground troops […]

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Army pilot killed in Afghanistan to be buried Monday in Utah

Army pilot killed in Afghanistan to be buried Monday in Utah

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) — A  25-year-old Army helicopter pilot killed in a crash in Afghanistan will be buried Monday at Brigham City Cemetery in northern Utah. Officials said CW2 Kirk Fuchigami Jr. was one of two Army pilots killed in the Nov. 20 crash while providing security for ground troops […]

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Army sergeant killed in Afghanistan buried in Utah

Army sergeant killed in Afghanistan buried in Utah

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An Army sergeant from Utah who died in Afghanistan has been laid to rest in Ogden. Family, friends, fellow military members and others gathered Thursday for the funeral of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins, The Standard-Examiner reported . Robbins, 31, is survived by […]

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