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Two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent died in a Friday afternoon helicopter crash in Starr County, according to a news release from National Guard Bureau Chief, Gen. Daniel Hokanson.
The crash was unrelated to Operation Lone Star, the border program led by the state of Texas.
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Two soldiers and one Border Patrol agent were killed in the crash, according to the military.
Three people are dead after a National Guard helicopter crashed along the Texas-Mexico border.
Three National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent were on board when a helicopter crashed near the Mexican border. A soldier was seriously injured.