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Article: NORFOLK-BASED SEAL IS AMONG THE DEAD NAVY LOSES ITS FIRST IN COMBAT FIERCE BATTLES CONTINUE IN MOUNTAINS AGAINST AL-QAIDA, TALIBAN FIGHTERS SAILOR, CAPTURED AFTER FALL FROM HELICOPTER, DIES.(FRONT)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- March 6, 2002
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Byline: DALE EISMAN THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
WASHINGTON -- A Norfolk-based sailor who was part of an elite special warfare unit was among seven Americans killed in what for U.S. forces has been the deadliest battle to date in Afghanistan.
Petty Officer 1st Class Neil Christopher Roberts, 32, died after falling from a special forces helicopter as it made an emergency takeoff while under fire late Sunday afternoon, the Pentagon announced. He apparently survived the fall but died after being captured and wounded by terrorist forces on the ground, Marine Maj. Ralph Mills told The Associated Press.
Roberts was the first Navy combat death in the Afghan ...