Two US airmen killed in Iraq plane crash named
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Two U.S. airmen died in an aircraft crash in Iraq and have been identified.
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Two US airmen were killed in an aircraft crash in Iraq, and military officials have released their identities. The crash involved a US military aircraft operating in Iraqi territory. The naming of the deceased airmen follows standard military protocol for notifying families and releasing casualty information to the public.
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Military officials released the airmen's identities following family notification protocol.
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