They Have Names: The 30 U.S. Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan Revealed (PHOTOS)

Thirty American soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash last Saturday and today, all of their names have been released.

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As Reported By The Associated Press:

The American troops who died aboard a downed helicopter in Afghanistan came to the special forces from far-flung corners of the country, some motivated by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. They were intensely patriotic and talented young men with a love of physical challenges and a passion for the high-risk job they chose.

Thirty Americans and eight Afghans were killed last Saturday when a rocket-propelled grenade fired by a Taliban insurgent downed their Chinook helicopter en route to a combat mission.

SOURCE: AP

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Kraig Vickers of Haiku, Maui, a Navy bomb disposal team member, died when insurgents shot down the military chopper in Afghanistan.

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Lt Cmdr Jonas Kelsall, is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, and was killed when a U.S. Chinook helicopter crashed in Afghanistan on Saturday.

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Navy SEAL Michael Strange was on his third tour of Afghanistan.

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Aaron Carson Vaughn is one of the elite soldiers who was on the shot down chopper. 

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Fallen service man Kevin Houston killed in action in Afghanistan.

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Spencer Duncan of Olathe, Kansas, was serving as a door gunner on the helicopter when it was shot down.

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Sgt Patrick Hamburger, 30, of Grand Island, Nebraska killed in action in Afghanistan.

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Air Force Tech Sgt. John Brown was a paramedic whose unit was attached to the Navy SEALs.

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Chief Petty Officer Robert James Reeves, is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, and was killed when a U.S. Chinook helicopter crashed in Afghanistan on Saturday.