4 US Marines die in Norway airplane crash; no Ukraine relation


Leominster native Capt. Ross A. Reynolds was one among 4 U.S. Marines who died in a airplane crash whereas collaborating in a NATO coaching train in northern Norway.

The coaching was unrelated to the battle in Ukraine, the Norwegian prime minister stated Saturday.

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere tweeted that the airplane crash occurred in a single day whereas troops have been collaborating within the NATO Chilly Response train.

“Our deepest sympathies go to the troopers’ households, family members and fellow troopers of their unit,” Gahr Stoere stated within the assertion. 

On Sunday, one of many Marines was recognized as Capt. Reynolds, 27, of Leominster.

Reynolds is a 2017 graduate of Worcester State College.

A 2013 Leominster Excessive College graduate, he was a four-year member of the wrestling crew.

He was an Eagle scout.

“Ross and his household have been lively in Scouting and will all the time be entrance and middle in any respect of our veterans and neighborhood occasions,” Leominster Mayor Dean J. Mazzarella stated in a Fb put up. “God bless these nice People and all those that’ve served and function they maintain this nice America free.”

Leominster Excessive Principal Steven Dubzinski stated Reynolds was a tribute to his household and to his alma mater. He known as him an American hero.





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