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Hans N Gukeisen
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Name: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Hans N. Gukeisen
Age: 31
From: Lead, S.D.
Assigned to 571st Air Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Hans N. Gukeisen was killed when his UH-60 air medical helicopter crashed in the Tigris River in Iraq.
Died: May 09, 2003
Fatal Black Hawk incident termed ‘hostile action’
By Gina Cavallaro
Army Times staff writer
Age: 31
From: Lead, S.D.
Assigned to 571st Air Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Hans N. Gukeisen was killed when his UH-60 air medical helicopter crashed in the Tigris River in Iraq.
Died: May 09, 2003
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Fatal Black Hawk incident termed ‘hostile action’
By Gina Cavallaro
Army Times staff writer
TIKRIT, Iraq — The recent crash of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that snagged a cable over the Tigris River and flipped into the water, killing three soldiers, has been classified as a “hostile action.”
While the crash is still under investigation by an Army safety team, their company commander, Maj. William LaChance, said tracer fire was observed in the area of the aircraft’s flight path, but there is no indication it was directed at the craft. “When I was there 30 minutes later, there were still tracers in view,” he said. “The pilots could have seen fire and initiated evasive action. They...
Occupation
571st Air Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident
Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Hans N. Gukeisen was killed when his UH-60 air medical helicopter crashed in the Tigris River in Iraq.
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Hans N Gukeisen
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.