article_snippet: Base officials said the Marines were part of a Camp Lejeune-based, 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion from Jacksonville, North Carolina.
article_snippet: The soldiers were from a National Guard unit based in Hammond, Louisiana.
article_snippet: During an afternoon press conference, Major General Glenn Curtis of the Louisiana National Guard confirmed that all of Major General Glenn Curtis of the Louisiana National Guard soldiers were male and that three had aided in the Hurricane Katrina response.
article_snippet: Major General Glenn Curtis of the Louisiana National Guard described Major General Glenn Curtis of the Louisiana National Guard men as 'tremendous pilots' and 'tremendous soldiers' Two Black Hawks took off together from the base ahead of the crash on Tuesday night.
highlights_snippet: Marines were from Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina .
  
highlights_snippet: The soldiers were from a National Guard unit based in Hammond, Louisiana .