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Updated at 7:25 p.m., Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Four Fort Lewis soldiers killed in crash, station says

Advertiser Staff

The air crew and the helicopter that crashed in northern Iraq, killing 14 soldiers, was assigned to Fort Lewis, Wash, KIRO-TV in Seattle is reporting on its Web site.

Citing Fort Lewis officials, the television station is reporting that four soldiers from Fort Lewis were killed in the crash.

Officials told KIRO that the Black Hawk helicopter was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 6th US Air Cavalry, which deployed to Iraq in May.