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“Our 167th Airlift Wing family is heartbroken over the tragic loss of Senior Airman Logan Young, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this difficult time. We are grateful for Logan’s willingness to serve our country, our state and our community. As a first responder answering the call to support a local emergency, a finer example of commitment to service as a citizen-airman could not be found. His fellow firefighters described him as a quiet professional with a great heart who loved to help people and serve his country.”
said Col. Marty Timko, commander of the 167th Airlift Wing in a release by the Guard.
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Hoyer says airman who died fighting fire was doing what he loved; reward money increased in connection with arson probe By
Senior Airman Logan Young died fighting a barn fire on Dec. 27.(Photo/WVNG)
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. The reward money leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for an arson fire that killed a member of the West Virginia Air National Guard has been increased to $20,000, according to the state Fire Marshal’s Office.
An anonymous donor contributed $15,000 to the reward money Monday.
Senior Airman Logan Young, 30, of Martinsburg, a firefighter assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, was killed while fighting a barn fire on Charles Town Road early Sunday morning. The fire was reported at just before 2 a.m.