State trooper John Grassia and Columbia High School graduate in East Greenbush Casey Frankoski died while on a mission with the National Guard. Another soldier, Rensselaer High School graduate Jacob Pratt, was injured, according to social media posts.
A New York state trooper has been identified as one of the three people killed in a National Guard helicopter crash near the southern border, union officials confirmed.
30-year-old John M. Grassia III has been identified as one of the three casualties from a Texas helicopter crash that went down near town of La Grulla on Friday afternoon.
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Tributes have been paid to two members of the National Guard who died in a helicopter crash with one guardswoman described as representing 'the best of the nation'