alaska, the major general saying the fort waynewright community is one of the tightest i ve seen in 32 years of service, i have no doubt they will pull together and provide comfort to families of our fallen. the apache helicopters were part of the 25th aviation regimen returning from a flight heading to fort waynewright base. they went down near fairbanks, where the base was located. two soldiers were declared dead at the scene and a third died on the way to the hospital. a fourth soldier is being treated for injuries. in february, two soldiers were hurt when a helicopter was involved in an accident and it is nearly a month to a day nine soldiers were killed innen can tucky when two blackhawks collided midair before going down. we ll continue to monitor last night s crash as officials begin investigating what went wrong. todd: prayers to those families. thank you. americans stranded in sudan hiring private security companies to help get them to safety. some say it is simila