CVST Alum Andy O'Keefe 1 of 7 Killed in Helicopter Crash
CVST Alum Andy O'Keefe 1 of 7 Killed in Helicopter Crash
A Center Moriches man has been identified as the fourth New York Air National Guard member who was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq, officials said Saturday.
Capt. Andreas B. O’Keeffe, 37, was a full-time technician and an Air Guardsman with the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard in Westhampton Beach, according to the Department of Defense, which provided the first official identification of the crash’s seven victims on Saturday.
O’Keeffe, Staff Sgt. Dashan Briggs, 30, of Port Jefferson Station; Master Sgt. Christopher J. Raguso, who turned 39 on Wednesday, of Commack; and Capt. Christopher “Tripp” Zanetis, 37, of Long Island City, died when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed near the Syrian border while transporting troops from Iraq to Syria, military officials said. They all were members of the 106th Rescue Wing.
Services will be held in April at Incarnation Catholic Church in Tampa.
