Four U.S. Soldiers Die in Kuwait Helicopter Crash Mon February 24, 2003 10:03 PM ET
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Four U.S. soldiers were killed in Kuwait on Tuesday when their helicopter crashed during training in the desert, the U.S. military said.
Their UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter went down near Camp New Jersey, a temporary U.S. military base 30 miles north of Kuwait City, while conducting night training, a U.S. military statement said. The four were the only people aboard.
The soldiers' identification is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Tens of thousands of U.S. troops are in the Gulf Arab state to prepare for a possible assault on neighboring Iraq to force the government of President Saddam Hussein to give up weapons of mass destruction. Iraq denies it has any such weapons.
Thanks for the info. Has there been any mention of where they were based out of in the US? God bless the soldiers and their families.