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Relatives have confirmed to the press that Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Leach was one of the two Task Force Olympia soldiers killed in the helicopter collision Thursday evening in Mosul. CWO Leach was assigned to S.C. Army National Guard’s Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 151st Aviation, stationed at McEntire Air National Guard Station.
Leach was originally from Federal Way, WA. We'd like to extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.
Rock Hill guardsman dies in copter crash - The Herald
Copter crash kills 2 from S.C. - The State
Federal Way native dies in Iraq copter collision - The News Tribune
DoD Identifies Army Casualties - Official DoD Press Release
Fort Lewis soldier killed in Iraq identified - The Olympian
Lost soldier was "exceptional": Victim of crash in Iraq from Federal Way - The Seattle Times
Hundreds turn out to honor guardsman who died in Iraq - Charlotte Observer
Rock Hill remembers pilot killed in Iraq, worked in N.C. - The Associated Press
'We lost one of our best' - The Herald
Pilot killed in Iraq to be buried today - The Herald
Soldier killed in Iraq buried in Rock Hill - The Associated Press
CWO Leach has been added to our Memorial Page.