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Remains Of Antioch Soldier Killed In Helicopter Accident Return To Tennessee
Staff Sgt. Michael Nelson, who died in a training accident in Hawaii in August, returned home to Tennessee Tuesday.
ANTIOCH, TN — The body of Army Staff Sgt. Michael Nelson returned home to Tennessee, his flag-draped casket rolling off a plane at Nashville International Airport Tuesday afternoon.
Nelson, an Antioch native, died, along with four other soldiers in a training accident off the coast of Hawaii August 15 when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Oahu.
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In addition to Nelson, the others who were lost are 1st Lt. Kathryn Bailey of Hope Mills, N.C.; Chief Warrant Officer Brian Woeber of Decatur, Ala.;Chief Warrant Officer Stephen Cantrell of Wichita Falls, Texas; and Staff Sgt. Abigail Milam of Jenkins, Ky.
Nelson will be buried Thursday.
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