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Reservist killed training in Canada ID’d
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday May 8, 2008 7:05:27 EDT
Posted : Thursday May 8, 2008 7:05:27 EDT
SEATTLE — The Army Reserve has identified the soldier from a Fort Lewis unit who died in a training exercise in Alberta.
The Reserve says 25-year-old Spc. Joseph Cerfus of Marysville was fatally injured while working with a ground crew slinging an item to an airborne helicopter.
It happened Monday while a Chinook helicopter unit was training as part of the Maple Guardian Exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, Alberta. A memorial service was held Wednesday at the base.
In civilian life Cerfus worked as a custody officer for the Snohomish County Department of Corrections.
He was one of about 200 soldiers in A Company, 5-159 Aviation Regiment, based at Gray Army Airfield, Fort Lewis. A spokeswoman, Pam Garrison, says it has been training in Canada since last month.
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