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Two soldiers were killed when a U.S. Army Apache helicopter from Fort Hood crashed in Salado, Texas, on Wednesday, the Army and local law enforcement officials said.Bell County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Bill Coleman said two pilots were on board the helicopter and were pronounced dead at the scene around 2:30 p.m. local time. Coleman said the helicopter crashed into a field and didn't hit any homes or other structures."You could tell this was a violent crash," he said.On Friday, the Army identified the pilots as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, of Killeen, Texas, and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead, 25, of Belton, Texas.The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter was based out of Fort Hood, Brig.
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Two soldiers were killed when a U.S. Army Apache helicopter from Fort Hood crashed in Salado, Texas, on Wednesday, the Army and local law enforcement officials said.Bell County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Bill Coleman said two pilots were on board the helicopter and were pronounced dead at the scene around 2:30 p.m. local time. Coleman said the helicopter crashed into a field and didn't hit any homes or other structures."You could tell this was a violent crash," he said.On Friday, the Army identified the pilots as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, of Killeen, Texas, and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead, 25, of Belton, Texas.The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter was based out of Fort Hood, Brig.
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