My Brother's Helo Goes Down - My brother, LT Christian Hescock is dead.
Sept. 24, 2007, 10:26PM
Navy helicopter crash in Guam kills 1. Three other crew members injured.
Associated Press
HAGATNA, Guam — A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed late Monday during a training mission in Guam, killing one of four people on board, the Navy said.The helicopter from the Sea Combat 25 squadron crashed into the Fena Reservoir on Navy property near Naval Magazine in Santa Rita.
Three members of the crew were rescued and transported to the island territory's Navy hospital. Lt. Donnell Evans, a Navy spokesman, said one crew member had a broken arm while the other two were treated for minor injuries.
The body of the fourth crew member was recovered from the water, Guam Fire Department spokesman Angel Llagas said. The names of the crew members were not released.
The helicopter squadron in Guam is the Navy's only one of its type. Its mission includes resupplying ships and providing 24-hour search and rescue and evacuation services for the U.S. territories of Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Navy identifies crew member who died in Guam helicopter crash
By Vince Little, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition,
The Navy has identified the crewmember killed in Monday night’s helicopter crash on U.S. Naval Base Guam.
Lt. Christian Hescock, 34, died about two hours after the MH-60 Seahawk crashed into Fena Reservoir at about 10:30 p.m., during a training mission, said Lt. Donnell Evans, a Naval Base Guam spokesman.
Hescock, whose position was not released, was pronounced dead en route to the hospital.
Evans said the remaining three crewmembers, all men, were hurt in the crash, including a 27-year-old who suffered a dislocated shoulder. The other two, identified only as being ages 27 and 20, sustained minor injuries.
All were treated at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam. Evans could not confirm Tuesday whether any of the servicemembers had been released.
The helicopter was assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, stationed at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam.
Evans said Tuesday he had no more details on the cause of the crash.
“Right now, we’re still in the recovery and investigative phases,” he said. “The majority of the aircraft is submerged. … Once we’re able to recover the aircraft, we can start the investigation.”
Evans said a memorial service for Hescock may be held in the coming days.
Monday, October 1, 2007
IT2 Nicholas Devorak, Guam, HSC-25, US Navy
Having never been in your situation I can not even begin to image what you and your family are going through. I only ask that you and the entire Hescock family accept my deepest condolences. I am certain all of you are honored to have known LT Hescock better than any of us were given the opportunity to. While I did not fly with him I did have the privilege of sharing an office with your brother for the past 9 months. During this time I was blessed to get to know him as a friend and mentor as well as a boss. I will never enter the office again without thinking of him at his desk calling out, whatever crazy name he decided to call me that day, checking the status of the many projects we had going. No matter the work load he always took time to joke and humor us with his quick wit. He helped me not only in the advancement of my career, but as a person. He will be missed but never forgotten and we are all better for having had the chance to know him.
IT2 Nick Devorak
I collected all of the pictures I could find in our archives and passed them on to LCDR Orlosky. He should being sending them to your family. If there is anything you or your family need from us please contact me and let me know.
I would be more than happy to send any photos from the command that you may want. Once again thank you for your time and for sharing your brother with all of us.
1 comment:
I didn't know Lt. Hescock however; I stumbled across the article while looking up an older article regarding a similar incident. I wanted you all to know my heart hurts for you as my eyes streamed with tears over your loss. I looked at pictures posted in the comments and noticed he once worked at HC-11. Depending on when he was there he may have worked with my husband.
I felt compelled to reach out to his widow. I myself was widowed in a similar fashion 9 months ago. I want to send my deepest sympathy and support to her. I know it's strange to have strangers offerring condelances but I found that having people who truelly understand really helps at times. If you could pass this message along tell her anything she needs anytime she can contact me a ChrisUSN@msn.com
Again I'm sorry for your loss and grateful to your brother who gave his life for the love of his country...for everyone of us. A great big Thank You to you all for your sacrifice.
Sincerely,
Victoria Will
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