Chief Warrant Officer 5 Steven Skoda of Rochester and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christian Koch of Honeoye Falls also died in the crash. It is definitely hitting home, Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus said on Thursday night about the crash and finding out that a local soldier was involved.
Prial served as a medical evacuation platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division s 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, officials said, and he was working as a federal technician at the Army Aviation Support Facility at the Rochester International Airport. I know a lot of people that knew the one individual, Neuhaus said, adding that he will likely have the county s flags fly at half staff. I will be giving you more on if there’s something we can do to support the family.
Warwick native Daniel Prial among the three National Guardsmen killed in upstate helicopter accident Daniel Prial via LinkedIn.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Daniel Prial, 30, a Warwick native and U.S. Military Academy at West Point graduate, died Wednesday when the military helicopter he was in crashed near Mendon in upstate New York.
The New York Army National Guard UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter crashed while on a routine training mission just after 6:30 p.m. The helicopter, also known as a medical Black Hawk, was based at the Army Aviation Support Facility at the Greater Rochester International Airport. The unit trains to perform medical evacuations and the crew was conducting night vision goggle proficiency training in the area.
3 National Guard members who died in New York helicopter crash identified Victoria E. Freile, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Authorities have identified the three National Guard members killed Wednesday night when the military helicopter they were flying crashed in a Mendon field.
Killed were Chief Warrant Officer 5 Steven Skoda, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christian Koch and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Daniel Prial.
A New York Army National Guard UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter crashed on a routine training mission after 6:30 p.m. EST Wednesday in a field in Mendon.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Authorities have identified the three soldiers killed Wednesday night when the military helicopter they were flying crashed in a Mendon field.
Killed were National Guard soldiers Chief Warrant Officer 5 Steven Skoda, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christian Koch and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Daniel Prial, according to Col. Richard Goldenberg, public affairs officer for the New York National Guard. These soldiers were a part of our National Guard family and we mourn their loss, alongside their family members and loved ones, he said in a news release Friday morning.
The New York Army National Guard UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter crashed while on a routine training mission just after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. It was not immediately known what caused the crash.
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