From MY Local News
Kabul, Afghanistan - A Chinook helicopter pilot from Cheney is confirmed dead following a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.Thirty two-year-old Clint Prather was flying the craft when it went down Wednesday.Eighteen people died in the crash.
Prather, a chief warrant officer, had served a year in Iraq and went to Afghanistan in February.He joined the Army immediately after graduating from Cheney High School in 1992 and planned to stay in the military for his entire career.
The CH-47 Chinook went down during a sandstorm 80 miles south of Kabul.Three civilian contractors were also on the flight and have been confirmed dead.
Prather was stationed in Germany with his wife, Irene, and two children.
God Bless You And Your Family, Rest In Peace My Hero
Prather, a chief warrant officer, had served a year in Iraq and went to Afghanistan in February.He joined the Army immediately after graduating from Cheney High School in 1992 and planned to stay in the military for his entire career.
The CH-47 Chinook went down during a sandstorm 80 miles south of Kabul.Three civilian contractors were also on the flight and have been confirmed dead.
Prather was stationed in Germany with his wife, Irene, and two children.
God Bless You And Your Family, Rest In Peace My Hero
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