31 American troops killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash

A twin-rotor Chinook helicopter crashed last night in eastern Afghanistan, killing 31 US special ops troops and seven Afghan soldiers.

Very sad news.

UPDATE 12:00pm Noon: At least 20 of the Navy SEALs that participated in the Bin Laden raid are among the dead.]

UPDATE 8:30pm: Although 22 of the slain were members of SEAL Team Six, none of them too part in the UBL mission. Also, 30 troops, not 31, were killed.

Rest in peace, heroes.

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