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Medford man killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash

Originally published: October 28, 2009 8:37 PM
Updated: October 28, 2009 10:51 PM
By MARTIN C. EVANS  martin.evans@newsday.com

Keith Bishop is pictured with wife Maggie Bishop.

Photo credit: Kathleen Voss | Keith Bishop is pictured with wife Maggie Bishop. Keith Bishop, a Green Beret from Medford, was among the 10 Americans killed Monday when their helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan after a firefight with Taliban fighters.

An Army Green Beret from Medford was among the 10 Americans killed Monday when a Chinook helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan during a drug raid on Taliban traders.

Staff Sgt. Keith Bishop, a 1999 graduate of Patchogue-Medford High School, was a member of a Special Operations team working to stem the flow of heroin-producing opium that helps bankroll the anti-U.S. insurgency. He joined...

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