Travis R. Vaughn
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Age: 26
From: Reinbeck, Iowa
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Spc. Travis R. Vaughn died Feb. 18 in southeastern Afghanistan when the Chinook helicopter he was in crashed. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Hershel D. McCants Jr., Chief Warrant Officer 3 John A. Quinlan, Sgt. Adam A. Wilkinson, Spc. Brandon D. Gordon, Pfc. Ryan C. Garbs, Pfc. Kristofer D. S. Thomas and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott E. Duffman.
Died: February 18, 2007
Pentagon identifies 8 killed in helo crash
By Sean D. Naylor
Staff writer
Sunday�s crash of a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan killed eight special operations personnel, seven from the Army and one from the Air Force.
The helicopter was an MH-47E from the Army�s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment�s 2nd Battalion, according to a source in the special operations community.
According to a Defense Department release, killed in the crash were:
• Pfc. Ryan C. Garbs, 20, of Edwardsville, Ill. B Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
• Spc. Brandon D. Gordon, 21, of Naples, Fla. B Company, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
• Chief Warrant Officer 3 Hershel D. McCants, Jr., 34, of Arizona B Co., 2nd Battalion, 160th.
• CW3 John A. Quinlan, 26, of New Jersey B Co., 2nd Battalion,...