The journey was a “maintenance test flight,” Guard officials said, but they didn’t disclose any other information about the circumstances of the crash, citing an impending investigation. “The coming days will be dark and difficult.”ADWalz, who served for 24 years in the Army National Guard, postponed a holiday tree lighting ceremony in St. Paul and traveled to the scene. ADA Minnesota State patrol helicopter spotted the wreckage from above and authorities converged on the farm near Marty, about 16 miles south of St. “Our Minnesota National Guard family is devastated by the deaths of these soldiers,” Maj. Gen. Jon Jensen, the Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard, said in a statement. Words will never ease the pain of this tragic loss and the state of Minnesota is forever in the debt of these warriors.”AD

Source: Washington Post December 05, 2019 23:42 UTC