A US Marine Corp firing party practices in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, VA. The memorial depicts the famous flag raising on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II, and is dedicated to all personnel of the United States Marine Corps who have died in the defense of their country since 1775. (Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – A U.S. Marine from Georgia is among the dead after an aviation training accident that killed seven Marines.
Wanda Little says her son, 25-year-old Lance Cpl. Corey Little of Fayetteville, was a Huey helicopter crew chief who died in the crash this week in California.
Officials said it could take weeks to determine what caused an AH-1W Cobra and a UH-1 Huey to crash in midair during a routine exercise Wednesday night, killing all aboard the aircraft. Skies were clear and the weather was mild.
Wanda Little said her son graduated from Sandy Creek High School in 2004 and played baseball while growing up in Fayetteville.
The accident was one of the Marines’ deadliest aviation training accidents in years.























