Army Chief Warrant Officer Jackie L. McFarlane
Death: Aug 14, 2007
of Virginia Beach Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion 52nd Aviation Regiment Task Force 49 Fort Wainwright Alaska; Died Aug. 14 in Taqaddum Iraq of injuries sustained in a helicopter crash. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer Christopher C. Johnson Staff Sgt. Sean P. Fisher Staff Sgt. Stanley B. Reynolds and Spc. Steven R. Jewell. Virginia soldier killed in Iraq crash The Associated Press FORT WAINWRIGHT Alaska — A soldier from Virginia was among five killed when the group's helicopter crashed during a routine post-maintenance test flight the military said Thursday. Chief Warrant Officer Jackie L. McFarlane Jr.30 Virginia Beach Va. Died when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed near Anbar province on Tuesday the Department of Defense said. The Defense Department identified the others as Chief Warrant Officer Christopher C. Johnson31 of Michigan; Staff Sgt. Sean P. Fisher29 of Santee Calif.; Staff Sgt. Stanley B. Reynolds37 of Rock W.Va.; and Spc. Steven R. Jewell26 of Bridgeton N.C. They were part of the 1st Battalion 52nd Aviation Regiment Task Force 49 based in Fort Wainwright Alaska. The incident remains under investigation. Operation Iraqi Freedom