Charles S. Jones
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Age: 34
From: Lawtey, Fla.
Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Charles S. Jones was killed Jan. 28 in the crash of an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter in Baghdad. Also
Died: January 28, 2005
Former Arkansan killed in Kiowa crash
Associated Press
BEEBE, Ark. — A former Arkansas resident died in an Army helicopter crash in Baghdad.
Chief Warrant Officer Charles S. Jones, 34, died in the Jan. 28 crash, along with Army Capt. Orlando A. Bonilla, 27, according to the Defense Department.
Jones graduated from Central High School in West Helena, Allene Jones of Beebe said of her only child.
Army officials said Jones was either piloting or co-piloting the OH-58 Kiowa copter when it went down in a southwestern part of the capital city. Officials involved in the recovery operation, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they were convinced the helicopter was not shot down, but they did not know the cause of the crash.
The OH-58 Kiowa copter usually carries a pilot and copilot and is used mostly for surveillance purposes. Both men were serving with the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division out...
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Thank you for your service to our country and the world. I am so sorry for your unnecessary loss....so sorry.
May you rest in peace knowing your were doing your duty as you decided it and may your family be comforted by God knowing that as well.
Thank you,
Mary