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U.S. Soldier Killed, Rescue Helicopter Damaged During Firefight In Afghanistan

Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

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An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter was grounded Jan. 5 in southern Afghanistan, where it was damaged while evacuating U.S. and Afghan casualties from a firefight with Taliban fighters.One U.S. service member, reportedly a member of Special Operations Forces, was killed during the attack while training Afghan special forces personnel near Marjah, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.Two other U.S. personnel and several Afghan special forces personnel were injured in the incident, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said in a Jan. 5 afternoon press…

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