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SEATTLE (AP) — The Defense Department says a 32-year-old sailor from Des Moines, Wash., was among seven Americans killed last week when a U.S. military helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Petty Officer Technician 1st Class Sean P. Carson died Aug. 16 in the crash northeast of Kandahar.
He was assigned to an explosive ordnance disposal mobile unit in San Diego.
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