Photo Gallery: Edinburg’s candlelight memorial honors crew who died in helicopter crash
EDINBURG — The city of Edinburg on Monday evening held a candlelight memorial for a local Border Patrol agent and two New York National Guard soldiers killed in a helicopter crash near La Grulla on Friday.
Border Patrol agent Chris Luna, 51, of Edinburg, died in the crash as did Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Frankoski, 28, of Rensselaer, New York, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Grassia, 30, of Schenectady, New York.
The crash sent ripples across the Rio Grande Valley, state and nation after the UH-72 Lakota helicopter they were in crashed at approximately 3:50 p.m. that day.
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Another National Guard soldier survived, but suffered serious injuries.
Luna will be laid to rest Thursday following a funeral mass that will be celebrated at 2 p.m. at the Basilica Of Our Lady of San Juan del Valley – National Shrine.
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