Two Illinois natives killed in Kuwaiti helicopter crash

Chicago Tribune - on-line ^ | March 21, 2003 | Amy Nevala and Courtney Flynn

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, of St. Anne, Ill., and Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, a Glenview native living in Houston, were among the 12 American and British troops killed Thursday in a military helicopter crash in Kuwait about nine miles from the Iraqi border.

When the family dog began barking before dawn Friday, Mark Beaupre, Ryan Beaupre's father, said he knew his oldest son was dead. A delegation of Marines at his door confirmed his fear.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

St. Anne, IL is a small town (around pop. 1200) near Kankakee - about 30 miles south of Chicago. Glenview, IL is a northern suburb of Chicago and is about 10 miles NNE of O'Hare Airport.

These men will be missed. They served their country with honor.

[ETERNAL WARMING]

Rest in Peace, good and faithful Marines.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Heads-up - the pilots on that helicopter that crashed were from Illinois. Several of Mark Kennedy's family live in this area.

[unspun]

Let's have a moment of silence for them at the Rally.

[amom]

Thanks for the heads up.

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