
Associated Press
A South Dakotan was killed in the Nov. 14 crash of two Black Hawk helicopters in Mosul, Iraq.
Scott Saboe, 33, was born and raised in Willow Lake, graduating from high school in 1989. His father, Arlo, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, said he had not been told much about what happened.
Arlo Saboe’s wife and brother died in the last three years, a family friend said. Scott Saboe has a wife and a 6-year-old child.
Saboe was a serious, committed man who planned a military career, friends said.
“He died doing what he loved, and he was a dedicated soldier. That’s all there is to it,” said Bill Stobbs, a former teacher and football coach who now is the principal at...