Name:
Army Chief Warrant Officer Travis W. Grogan
Age:
31
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
Assigned to
the 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident:
Army Chief Warrant Officer Travis W. Grogan was killed Nov. 27 when the contract aircraft in which he was riding crashed in Bamian, Afghanistan. Two other soldiers also died in the crash: Lt. Col. Michael J. McMahon and Spc. Harley D.R. Miller.
Died:
November
27, 2004
Moore man among those killed in Afghan plane crash
Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — The last time Wilma North talked to her grandson, Chief Warrant Officer Travis W. Grogan, he was in good spirits but wished the Thanksgiving meal he had eaten included some of her salad.
The 31-year-old died the next day when the airplane he was in crashed into mountainous terrain near Bamian, Afghanistan. Two other soldiers and three civilians also died.
Grogan wasn’t supposed to be in the aircraft, but took the trip when a logistics meeting was canceled, North said.
“We’re Christians, and we believe our days are numbered before we were born and if that was his day to die, it didn’t matter where he was,” she said. “He could be sitting...
Occupation
the 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii killed Nov. 27 when the contract aircraft in which he was riding crashed in Bamian, Afghanistan. Two other soldiers also