Two FDNY Firefighters Among Seven U.S. Service Members Killed in Iraq Military Helicopter Crash

By Graham Rayman, Thomas Tracy and Rich Schapiro

Two of the city’s Bravest — an FDNY lieutenant and a fire marshal — were among the seven service members killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq, sources and officials said.

Lt. Christopher Raguso, 39, and Christopher “Tripp” Zanetis, 37, were aboard the HH-60 Pave Hawk when it hit a power line and went down Thursday evening near the western city of Qaim along the Syrian border, officials said.

Zanetis was hailed a hero in the pages of the Daily News for his exploits while deployed in Afghanistan with the New York Air National Guard in 2012.

Zanetis was among a team of four FDNY firefighters credited with saving nearly 100 lives in a two-month stretch with the 101st Rescue Squadron.

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Source: The New York Daily News