The two Mississippi National Guard soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Prentiss County Friday were based in Tupelo. One was a member of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment. CWO-4 Bryan Andrew Zemek was a native of Oxford. The second soldier was in Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 151st Lakota Medical Evacuation unit. CWO-4 Derek Joshua Abbott was a native of Fulton. Their AH-64 Apache helicopter was on a routine training flight when it crashed near Booneville. An investigation is continuing.
CWO-4 Zemek CWO-4 Abbott
(Photos courtesy of the MS National Guard)
