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Father says Wash. soldier among chopper victims

The Columbian
Published: September 22, 2010, 12:00am

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A father says a Clark County, Wash., soldier is among the victims of a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan that killed nine service members.

Rod McClellan tells The Columbian that 26-year-old Army Chief Warrant Officer Jonah McClellan is among the dead. The elder McClellan says his son was a Blackhawk helicopter pilot with the 101st Airborne and grew up northeast of Battle Ground.

Jonah McClellan leaves behind his wife, Nina, and their three small children.

His father says Jonah McClellan graduated from Battle Ground’s Summit View High School in 2002 and joined the Army in August 2003 so he could learn to fly helicopters. Rod McClellan says his son went to Afghanistan in March for his second one-year tour.

The cause of Tuesday’s crash was not immediately clear.


Information from: The Columbian, http://www.columbian.com

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