U.S. Army withholds details of third soldier killed in Black Hawk collision over Potomac River
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This is being called an unusual move by many critics. The United States Army released the information of two of the three soldiers/pilots onboard the Black Hawk that flew into a regional airplane, crashing into the Potomac River. Reuters said two of the names were released, but the Army refused to provide the third.
Now people want to know what's going on and they're demanding transparency. Reuters' report said:
The U.S. Army on Friday released the names of two of the soldiers killed when the military Black Hawk in which they were flying collided with a passenger jet, but said, in an unusual decision, that they were not releasing the third name at the request of the family.
The Army identified two of the soldiers killed in Wednesday's crash in Washington as Staff Sergeant Ryan Austin O'Hara, 28, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, but did not provide details about the third.
Reuters had reported on Thursday, citing an Army official, that the crew of the Black Hawk involved in the deadly crash with an American Airlines regional passenger jet included two male soldiers and one female soldier. "At the request of the family, the name of the third Soldier will not be released at this time," an Army statement said.
