It is with a heavy heart that I ask that our readers to pause and remember the 31 brave United States solidiers that were killed last night when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan.

Prayers and condolences go out to the broken-hearted families of all the fallen.  This war must end.

ABC News – A helicopter crash in Afghanistan killed 31 Americans, including as many as 25 Navy SEALs in one of the worst single-day U.S. losses of life since the war began, a senior military official told ABC News early this morning.

A total of 38 people were on board the Chinook helicopter when it crashed overnight in the eastern Afghan province of Wardak.

Initial reports indicate up to 25 Navy SEALs were on the aircraft at the time.

It was also carrying seven Afghan Special Forces troops, one interpreter, five member helicopter crew and one dog.

Troops were apparently involved in a raid at the time.

“We are aware of an incident involving a helicopter in eastern Afghanistan,” U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Brockhoff, a NATO spokesman, told the Associated Press. “We are in the process of accessing the facts.”

Although the Taliban have claimed to have shot the helicopter down, the exact cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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