John C. Griffith
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Age: 33
From: Las Vegas, Nev.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.
Incident: Army Sgt. John C. Griffith died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.
Died: May 05, 2006
Wisconsin native dies in helicopter crash
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — A Wisconsin native who spent most of his life in Nevada died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the military said.
Army Sgt. John C. Griffith, who lived in Henderson, Nev., with his wife and daughter, was killed Friday in Kunar province when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling in crashed. He was originally from Wisconsin, the Pentagon said.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, the Pentagon said.
Griffith, 33, graduated from Eldorado High School in 1991. A former Nevada National Guard member, he rejoined the Army in 2003 and was assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division based in Fort Drum, N.Y., at the time of his death.
Griffith was killed along with five other members of his battalion and four members of the division’s 71st Cavalry Regiment.
Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., issued a statement offering...
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Prayers & Messages
May you Rest In Peace brave soldier, until your loved ones join you in Heaven.
Please embrace with all Your love and mercy the soul of this brave soldier and comfort him with Your Divine Presence.
Bless his heart and keep his family in Your Hands, Guard them and comfort them.
Amen