Two Missouri servicemen have been confirmed as being among the 30 U.S. soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. They are 31 year-old Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Nichols of Kansas City and Matt Mason of Kearney, a member of the Navy’s Seal Team Six.

They were killed when their Chinook helicopter was shot down in the Wardak Province of Afghanistan, Saturday.

A complete list of names of the US military men and women killed in that incident has not been released.



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