All 3 on board Black Hawk that collided with American Eagle jet identified

The identities of all three soldiers who were on board a Black Hawk helicopter when it collided with an American Eagle passenger jet near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday have been released.
The identities of all three soldiers who were on board a Black Hawk helicopter when it collided with an American Eagle passenger jet near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday have been released.
The three service members along with all 64 people onboard the jet are presumed dead following the low-altitude collision over the Potomac River just before 9 p.m. that evening.
The U.S. Army released the identities of the three soldiers on board the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter, but said it had not finished recovering remains and making positive identifications.
Andrew Loyd Eaves.U.S. ArmyChief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Maryland, was identified as a UH-60 pilot on board. Eaves served in the U.S. Navy before coming to the Army in 2017 as a pilot, according to an Army statement on Friday.
He was well-decorated, receiving awards that included Army and Navy commendation and achievement medals, some awarded multiple times, according to the statement.
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