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Army IDs 4 Soldiers Killed in Helicopter Crash

By AP

Leadville, CO – The Army has identified the four soldiers from Fort Campbell killed in a helicopter training accident in Colorado. Those killed after Wednesday's crash were 40-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 4 Terrance Geer, 41-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert Johnson, 33-year-old Staff Sgt. Paul Jackson and 28-year-old Staff Sgt. Chad Tucker. The soldiers identified Friday were all members of Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Army Special Operations Command officials said their MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed while conducting mountain and environmental training near Colorado's second-highest summit, Mount Massive.