Updated at 11:29 a.m., Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Crashed Marine helicopter in Iraq was not from Hawai'i
By Mike Gordon
Advertiser Staff Writer
The crash was the fifth chopper lost in Iraq in just over two weeks.
The twin-rotor helicopter was being flown by Marines. It went down 20 miles northwest of Baghdad.
About 1,000 Marines with the Hawai'i-based 2nd Batallion, 3rd Marine Regiment are currently deployed in Al Anbar province.
Reach Mike Gordon at mgordon@honoluluadvertiser.com.
