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 @SausageEllieConstitutionNewsMilitaryNationalDefenseTexasMexicoThe Report•••2mos ago

3 Dead In U.S. Military Helicopter Crashes Near Mexican Border

A helicopter patrolling the U.S. border with Mexico crashed Friday, killing two National Guard soldiers and a U.S. Border Patrol agent, the U.S. military said.

In a statement, the U.S Joint North Task Force said the UH-72 Lakota helicopter assigned to the federal southwest border support mission crashed at 2:50 p.m. while conducting aviation operations near Rio Grande City, Texas.

The Joint North Task Force statement said another soldier was injured. The statement said the names of the victims will not be released until next of kin have been notified. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

The Associated Press, citing a county official, reported those on board included one woman and three men. The report said the person who was injured was in critical condition.

The Joint North Task Force is based at Fort Bliss, Texas, and is an operation under the Defense Department that supports Customs and Border Protection with National Guard units.

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 @ReformRobRepublican from North Carolina commented…2mos2MO

RIP. More innocent lives lost due to the Biden Admin.

 @BenevolentPartis4nRepublican from Florida agreed…2mos2MO

If the border was secure this tragedy could’ve been avoided.

That’s why a wall is useful.

Less need for vehicles and patrols.

RIP to the fallen service members.

 @ReformRobRepublican from North Carolina agreed…2mos2MO

Why won’t Biden Administration fix this old military helicopters? One answer ….. they do not care one bit about lost American citizen lives. Whether Abe Gate or all the helicopter crashes in the last year. They care not and I bet Biden will not even comment publically on these lost lives.

 @ProgressiveFrogPatriot from New Hampshire commented…2mos2MO

Looks like a Lakota which are pretty new helicopters.

 @9KT36WM from Florida commented…2mos2MO

it is very sad and they should be honored

 @9KSYKCT from North Carolina commented…2mos2MO

These are American Lives that are being slain yet were talking about banning TikTok.

 @9KSRHLZIndependent from Utah commented…2mos2MO

Human lives were lost. Why? Can it be prevented from happening again?

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington commented…2mos2MO

I wonder if that helicopter was built by mechanics, engineers, and factory workers who were hired based on their skin colour and sex rather than on merit? That's what I have to assume.

 @StressedR3ferendumRepublican from Massachusetts commented…2mos2MO

So much for securing the border, huh? Instead, we've got helicopters crashing and people dying.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

How does the loss of life in military operations within one's own country, as opposed to abroad, influence your perception of national sacrifice and service?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

In light of such tragedies, do you believe the benefits of military-assisted border patrols justify the inherent dangers, and why?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

To what extent should the potential risks to service members' lives affect the decisions about their deployment on missions like border patrol?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2mos2MO

How might the role of the military in domestic affairs, such as patrolling borders, impact your sense of security and national identity?

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