Wounded Times

Louisiana National Guard aviators killed in Black Hawk crash called 'heroes'
NOLA.com
The Times-Picayune
By Paul Purpura
March 16, 2015

They piloted helicopters into harm's way in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, delivering infantry and special operations troops to battle and pulling out the injured. At home, they helped rescue thousands of people who were trapped in flooded neighborhoods after Hurricane Katrina.

They were:

Chief Warrant Officer 4 George Wayne Griffin Jr., 37, a Delhi native who lived in Hammond

Chief Warrant Officer 4 George David Strother, 44, of Alexandria

Staff Sgt. Lance Bergeron, 40, of Thibodaux, the crew chief

Staff Sgt. Thomas Florich, 26, of Baton Rouge, the flight mechanic.

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