USNA grad (2006) killed in Afghanistan

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Naval Academy grad killed in Afghanistan

One of six fatalities in helicopter crash

January 21, 2012|By Peter Hermann, The Baltimore Sun

A 2006 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Thursday, the Marine Corps has confirmed. The 27-year-old was one of six Marines who died in the accident.

The Pentagon identified him as Marine Corps Capt. Daniel B. Bartle of Ferndale, Wash. A brief biography provided by officials at his base in Kaneohe, Hawaii, lists him as a pilot for the squadron called the "Red Lions," but it was unclear whether he was at the controls when the Vietnam-era CH-53 Sea Stallion went down in Helmand province.
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http://articles.baltimoresun.com/20...elicopter-crash-afghanistan-second-deployment
 
Luigi59 said:
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/20...elicopter-crash-afghanistan-second-deployment
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I absolutely HATE when the press says dumb crap like "Vietnam-era CH-53 Sea Stallion." Besides the silhouette, the current 53 is a far cry from a Vietnam-era machine. It's misleading and wrong, and seems intended to make it sound as though he was in broken old equipment.

The 737 was first flown in service in 1968. Yet I haven't heard a current one called a "Vietnam-era airliner" in response to incident.
 
Rest in peace, sir.

On a slightly different note:
A spokesman for the Naval Academy was unable to provide information about Bartle on Saturday, and could not say how many graduates have been killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Effin' really??
 
There are a few websites that list each and every fatality, but I don't think I've seen a specific line item for where the serviceperson, if an officer, received their commission... OCS, ROTC, Academy, Field Promotion, etc.

My heartfelt prayers for the families, friends, and colleagues of the fallen heroes.
 
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dunninla said:
There are a few websites that list each and every fatality, but I don't think I've seen a specific line item for where the serviceperson, if an officer, received their commission... OCS, ROTC, Academy, Field Promotion, etc.

My heartfelt prayers for the families, friends, and colleagues of the fallen heros.
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Not to derail this thread too far, but Memorial Hall records all graduates KIA or operational losses. It's like 300 yards from the PAO office.
 
Yes, I assumed there would be a memorialization of some sort on campus, but I don't think it was an appropriate question at the time, as it diverts from the due attention and reverence for the full-measure price of freedom paid by these fallen heroes, so I can see why the spokesperson didn't go in that direction.
 
The West Point AOG maintains a list of grads who have died as part of the war on terror

http://www.westpointaog.org/page.aspx?pid=734


Agree that the spokesperson was probably more concerned about the appropriateness of the question rather than actually not knowing how many grads had been killed
 
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