
EDINBURGH, Ind. — An Army pilot who grew up in central Indiana was killed when his helicopter crashed during a combat mission in northern Iraq, military officials said.
Chief Warrant Officer Brian D. Hazelgrove, 29, a pilot assigned to the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, N.Y., died Jan. 24 when his Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed near Mosul in northern Iraq.
Hazelgrove, a graduate of Edinburgh High School, joined the Army in 1994 and had been in Iraq since November.
“The guy was amazing,” Hazelgrove’s half brother, Brad Lemon, said. “He thrived in the military and was making it a career.”
Survivors include his wife, Kimmi, and four...