An estimated 2,000 people attended a private memorial service Wednesday morning at the Rock Church in San Diego in remembrance of Navy SEALs and other military personnel killed in an Aug. 6 helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
The service, closed to the media and public, "provided families, friends and colleagues of the fallen a private opportunity to pay final respects to heroes who have given their lives in defense of the country," a Navy spokesman said.
Thirty-eight people were killed in the crash -- 30 Americans and eight Afghans -- in central Afghanistan's Wardak province, west of Kabul. The twin-rotor Chinook helicopter was ferrying SEALs to support Army Rangers in a firefight with Taliban insurgents.
The deaths represent the largest loss of U.S. personnel in one incident in the 10-year war in Afghanistan. The Naval Special Warfare Command, which includes SEALs, is based in Coronado.
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