Officials on Fort Campbell have released the names of those nine soldiers who were killed when two Blackhawk helicopters went down in Trigg County earlier this week.
The Fort Campbell soldiers are identified as 33-year-old Warrant Officer Jeffery Barnes of Florida, 23-year old Corporal Emilie Marie Eve Bolanos of Austin, Texas, 36-year-old Chief Warrant Officer Zachary Esparza of Jackson, Missouri, 27-year-old Sgt. Isaacjohn Gayo of California, 25-year-old Staff Sgt. Joshua Caleb Gore of North Carolina, 32-year-old Warrant Officer Aaron Healy of Florida, 30-year-old Staff Sgt. Taylor Mitchell of Alabama, 32-year-old Chief Warrant Officer Rusten Smith of Missouri and 23-year-old Sgt. David Solinas Jr. of New Jersey.
Major General JP McGee says, “This is a time of great sadness for the 101st Airborne Division. The loss of these Soldiers will reverberate through our formations for years to come. Now is the time for grieving and healing. The whole division and this community stand behind the families and friends of our fallen Soldiers.”
The investigation into the incident continues.
