Top of the Hour: Elite Unit Dies Afghanistan Helicopter Crash, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

NATO says it is working to recover the pieces of a Chinook helicopter that crashed over the weekend in Afghanistan. Thirty American troops were killed, including 22 Navy SEALs, including some from SEAL Team 6, the squad that killed Osama bin Laden.

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