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Blass, Steven P.
Army Staff sergeant

Steven P. Blass, age 27, from Estherville, Iowa, Emmet county.

Spouse: Married
Children: Son

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. Enlisted in the Army in 2006.

Date of death: Monday, March 11, 2013
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan in a helicopter crash that killed Staff Sgt. Steven P. Blass, Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Henderson, Capt. Sara M. Knutson, Staff Sgt. Marc A. Scialdo, Spc. Zachary L. Shannon.

Source: Department of Defense, Omaha World Herald, Military Times

Henderson, Bryan J.
Army Chief warrant officer

Bryan J. Henderson, age 27, from Franklin, Louisiana, St. Mary county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.

Date of death: Monday, March 11, 2013
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan in a helicopter crash that killed Staff Sgt. Steven P. Blass, Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Henderson, Capt. Sara M. Knutson, Staff Sgt. Marc A. Scialdo, Spc. Zachary L. Shannon.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Knutson, Sara M.
Army Captain

Sara M. Knutson, age 27, from Eldersburg, Maryland, Carroll county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: West Point (2007), Liberty High (2003)
Military history: 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.

Date of death: Monday, March 11, 2013
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan in a helicopter crash that killed Staff Sgt. Steven P. Blass, Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Henderson, Capt. Sara M. Knutson, Staff Sgt. Marc A. Scialdo, Spc. Zachary L. Shannon.

Source: Department of Defense, Associated Press, Military Times

Scialdo, Marc A.
Army Staff sergeant

Marc A. Scialdo, age 31, from Naples, Florida, Collier county.

Parents: Marshall Scialdo and Susan Scialdo
Spouse: Kara Scialdo (married in 2011)

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: St. John Neumann Catholic High, Naples (1999); Edison State College (2002)
Military history: 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.

Date of death: Monday, March 11, 2013
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan in a helicopter crash that killed Staff Sgt. Steven P. Blass, Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Henderson, Capt. Sara M. Knutson, Staff Sgt. Marc A. Scialdo, Spc. Zachary L. Shannon.
Cemetery: Palm Royale Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Associated Press, Military Times

Shannon, Zachary L.
Army Specialist

Zachary L. Shannon, age 21, from Dunedin, Florida, Pinellas county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.

Date of death: Monday, March 11, 2013
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan in a helicopter crash that killed Staff Sgt. Steven P. Blass, Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Henderson, Capt. Sara M. Knutson, Staff Sgt. Marc A. Scialdo, Spc. Zachary L. Shannon.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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