CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - In a story Jan. 15 about the death of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew McAdams, The Associated Press reported erroneously that McAdams is survived by a brother. He is survived by a sister.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Wyo. soldier killed in crash joined Guard as teen
Wyo. soldier killed in Afghanistan was so eager to fly he enlisted in National Guard as a teen
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming soldier killed in Afghanistan loved flying so much he enlisted in the National Guard in high school and worked part-time to pay for his pilot’s license.
Twenty-seven-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew McAdams was killed when a reconnaissance aircraft crashed in Afghanistan Friday.
He graduated from Cheyenne’s East High School in 2004. The Casper Star-Tribune (https://bit.ly/1aFWhhE) reported that he doubled up on classes so he could skip senior year and begin his flying career.
English teacher Sonja Turner remembers him as “precociously mature.” He was able to fly around the country because he was a Guard member. She recalled that once he was stuck on the West Coast for days without any money.
He leaves a wife and three-month-old daughter. His mother, father and sister live in Cheyenne.
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