The three American firefighters who were killed Thursday in the crash of a C-130 Hercules water tanker plane while helping to battle the raging wildfires in Australia have been identified. McBeth served in both the Montana Air National Guard and the Wyoming Air National Guard; Hudson served in the Marine Corps after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy; and DeMorgan served 18 years in the U.S. Air Force. Ambassador to Australia Arthur Culvahouse released a statement Thursday, saying he was “deeply saddened” by the firefighters’ deaths. “The brave Americans who died near Snowy Monaro died helping Australia in its time of need,” Culvahouse wrote.

Source: Fox News January 24, 2020 09:11 UTC