KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA | Travis Pfister and his Life
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Sgt. Travis Pfister of Richland, WA pictured in 2005 with wife Jessica (SOURCE: Purple Foxes)
Travis Pfister was a 1997 graduate of Hanford High School and knew what he wanted to be, a United States Marine.
His family says he lived the Semper Fi motto every single day, both in his personal life and in his military career.
He is remembered by the people who knew Travis best, remembering him for being the life of the party, a man dancing to music and just having fun. They also remember a man serious about being a sergeant in the United States Marines in a helicopter unit.
Travis had a strong bond with his Grandparents and from the time he was a boy, his Grandmother knew he was destined to be a brave man.
Sergeant Pfister was on his third duty in Iraq when Wednesday he was one of seven Americans killed when the CH-46 Sea Knight they were in, crashed in an open field about twenty miles northwest of Baghdad.
Travis Pfister was a man who was deeply loved by friends and family, and who passionately cared for both his immediate family and his marines.
"Travis was one the best friend I have ever had in my life. I've [been] with him the past 4 years with the Purple Foxes but it feels like I have know him my entire life. I will miss my friend but I will never forget him. Travis, may you live forever in the hearts of those you have touched." - Sgt. Erick Tijerina
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Sgt. Travis Pfister of Richland, WA pictured in 2005 with wife Jessica A Richland Marine has died in Iraq. 27 year old Sgt. Travis Pfister was on board a helicopter that crashed Northwest Baghdad.
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A group linked to the terrorist organization, al-Qaeda,, which calls itself the Islamic State in Iraq, claimed on its website that it had shot down the helicopter. The U.S. Military has not confirmed this, but the Associated Press reports an Iraqi air force officer said the helicopter was downed by an anti-aircraft missile.
A U.S. Marine transport helicopter crashed in flames Wednesday in a field northwest of Baghdad, killing all seven people aboard, the U.S. military said. It was the fifth U.S. aircraft lost in less than three weeks and the latest sign of growing problems with aviation in Iraq.
Associated Press U.S. helicopter crashes in Iraq since August 2006: Feb. 7: A Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter went down in a Sunni-dominated area in Anbar province, killing all seven people on board. Feb.
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