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All nine soldiers killed when two Army Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopters crashed during a nighttime training exercise in Kentucky have been identified. Among them is a soldier from Milton, Fla. and one from the Birmingham area.
The Army has released the names of the nine service members who died in a crash involving two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters during a training exercise
A Los Angeles resident was among the nine killed in the Black Hawk crash in Kentucky.
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Daren Johnson attended Denbigh High School’s Aviation Academy, and in 2002, before he even graduated from high school, his father signed to allow Johnson to enlist in the Army Reserves, putting the 17-year-old on a fast-tracked military career. Johnson, now 38, was promoted to chief warrant officer 5 during a ceremony held Saturday at Fort Eustis.
