The Defense Department identified two 'heroic' U.S. Army soldiers killed after their helicopter crashed while supporting ground operations in eastern Afghanistan.
Knadle, 33, from Tarrant, Texas, first entered active duty in April 2013 following his initial training as an Apache helicopter pilot and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment in April 2015, according to a U.S. Army press release.
Fuchigami, 25, from Keaau, Hawaii, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment as an Apache helicopter pilot in October 2018 after joining the year prior in May. He too was awarded a posthumous Bronze Star and earned an Air Medal, and the Combat Action Badge. More than 2,400 U.S. service members have died in Afghanistan since the United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 to oust the Taliban and dismantle al-Qaeda following the 9/11 attacks, according to the websiteCasualties among Afghan security forces have increased even as American and Taliban negotiators attempt to revive peace talks that were declared dead by President Donald Trump back in September.
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