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Was Crashed Copter's Rescue Mission Necessary?

Investigators probing that question

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 9, 2011 7:08 AM CDT

(Newser) – A heartbreaking twist in the helicopter tragedy that claimed 38 US and Afghan lives: The rescue mission the troops were en route to may not even have been necessary. Special Operations forces in the remote Tangi Valley requested assistance after coming under fire from "...   Read full story »

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