Thomas Arthur Vaughan Saunders

Navarre, Florida, United States
Thomas Arthur Vaughan Saunders
Date of Birth: 05/28/1981
Date of Death: 03/10/2015
From: Camp Lejeune, NC
Death Location: Navarre, FL
Cause of Death:

helicopter crash

Accident: Crash during special operations training flight, evidence suggests pilots became disoriented in dark conditions shortly after takeoff. Crew may have ignored orders not to fly that night due to poor weather. Blackhawk crashed into Santa Rosa Sound near Navarre, FL

U.S. Marine Corps: 2nd Marine Raider Battalion MARSOC

Findagrave Profile: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145211377/thomas-arthur_vaughan-saunders

Obituary: https://bucktroutfuneralhome.net/obituary/msgt-thomas-arthur-vaughan-saunders/

Article:https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2015/11/01/black-hawk-tragedy-orders-were-ignored-and-11-men-died/

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