<p>You may have heard that an Army helicopter crashed at Texas A&M University today. The Army ROTC cadets were doing their winter field training exercise and 8 cadets (students) had just gotten off the helicopter. When it took off again, it went up a little ways, then the tail rotor failed and the helicopter started spinning and crashed. There were 4 Army Nat'l Guard members on board and one ROTC staff person from the university. S just found out that the staff person was a young man he knows who graduated this past year and was serving on the ROTC staff. He was killed. He was engaged to be married in a couple of months. Very sad.</p>
<p>That is very sad; I'm sorry to hear it. My condolences to the community and the families.</p>
<p>Just a quick correction....it turns out the young man who died was not the one my S knew. There were two young men who graduated last year from the Corps of Cadets who had the same name. It was the other one. S is relieved that the guy he knows is alive but still is so sad for the family and friends of the young man who died.</p>
<p>It was very sad to hear especially since I'm an undergrad at A&M. We got a CodeMaroon telling us about it.</p>