EOD Specialist's Death Likely Linked to Friendly Fire

Beaver, Ohio Justin Helton, 25, of Southeast Ohio was tragically killed in Afghanistan while serving as an Army EOD specialist. He was one of five American service members killed in what has been described as the worst friendly fire accident in the 14-year history of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Helton served in the Army for four and a half years and had been in Afghanistan for two months, according to family members. This was his first deployment and was expected to last about six months.

The accident reportedly occurred during a security operation in southern Afghanistan. Pentagon officials said an airstrike was called in after the unit was ambushed by the Taliban.

Helton was the son of Wendell and Sandra Helton of Beaver and is also survived by his two brothers, Jacob and Nate Helton, and one sister, Michelle Trevino. He is also survived by fiancee, Lauren Kelley.

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