Soldier overcomes loss from helicopter crash

3,478 views · Published 9 November 2018 · 5:01 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: The U.S. Army · 2018 · News & Politics

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Carlos Techera was involved in a fatal UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash while deployed to Afghanistan in 2014. Since then, Techera has overcome adversity to graduate from the Air Assault and Ranger school, as well as, competed in the 2018 U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition. Techera continues to honor Jake Wykstra by teaching and motivating others to push through adversity to accomplish their goals. 

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