{"id":28405,"date":"2017-05-11T17:51:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T17:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/05\/11\/deadly-1996-training-collision-commemorated-still\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:07:31","slug":"deadly-1996-training-collision-commemorated-still","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2017\/05\/11\/deadly-1996-training-collision-commemorated-still\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly 1996 training collision commemorated still"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A 1996 collision of a CH-46 Sea Knight and an AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter during a large training exercise killed 14 service members and critically injured two others.\u00a0<br\/><br\/>Marines of the 2nd\u00a0Battalion, 8th\u00a0Marine Regiment, 2nd\u00a0Marine Division commemorated\u00a0the 1996 Exercise Purple Star on May 5.\u00a0<br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2\/8 Marines honor the fallen of Exercise Purple Star\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"0000015b-f81c-d415-abff-fa9fba890000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/e5\/15\/b1cf0ae245dc9f9f811c0381a899\/2-8-marines-honor-the-fallen-of-exercise-purple-star.jpg\"\/><figcaption> <span>Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division salute memorial wreaths for those fallen during Exercise Purple Star at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 5. <\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo<\/span><\/figcaption><br\/>&#8220;Today as we memorialize these fine men who perished over two decades ago, let us honor them by rededicating ourselves to the very principles by which they served,&#8221; said\u00a0Maj. Gen. John K. Love, commanding general of 2nd\u00a0Marine Division in a news release.\u00a0<br\/><br\/>The 21st\u00a0annual Purple Star Memorial Ceremony took place at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;Today, tomorrow and as long as we endure as a battalion, the Marines and sailors of &#8216;America\u2019s Battalion&#8217; will gladly and without hesitation take those three long strides up the ramp,&#8221; said commanding officer Lt. Col. Daniel J. Gaskell during the ceremony.\u00a0<br\/><br\/> The 1996 combined task force exercise allied the forces of the United States and the United Kingdom in a war game exercise that spanned across five states and involved 53,000 troops, 38,000 of which were United States service members.<br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2\/8 Marines honor the fallen of Exercise Purple Star\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"0000015b-f81b-d8ff-affb-ff9f6e1e0000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/e0\/ea\/adcce955435fb09d508d295e1496\/2-8-marines-honor-the-fallen-of-exercise-purple-star.jpg\"\/><figcaption> <span>Marines bow their heads in prayer to commemorate those lost during Exercise Purple Star at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 5.<\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: Lance Cpl. 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