Jeffery A. Lucas
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Age: 33
From: Corbett, Ore.
Assigned to SEAL Team 10, Virginia Beach, Va.
Incident: Navy Electronics Technician 1st Class (SEAL) Jeffery A. Lucas was killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.
Died: June 28, 2005
Wife of SEAL killed in Afghan crash struggles with his death
By Louis Hansen
The Virginian-Pilot
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Their plans were set.
Rhonda and Jeff Lucas were to meet in Germany. They would spend 10 days together while family watched their 4-year-old son, Seth, back home.
Then Rhonda would wait until October when Jeff’s fifth deployment would be over. He needed a little more than three years to reach his Navy retirement.
Jeff Lucas, 33, joked that he’d become a professional golfer with his GI Bill. Maybe Rhonda, also 33, would go back to school and become a dental hygienist. They always had plans.
Three weeks ago, a pair of Navy officers knocked on her door. Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey A. Lucas husband, father, confidant, prankster and Navy SEAL was missing in action, presumed dead somewhere in Afghanistan.
A helicopter crash had killed 16 members of the special operations forces, including...
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