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The Herald Scotland
07-05-2025
- The Herald Scotland
US Amy Black Hawk pilot found dead on Honduras riverbank
The South Texas native's body was found while he was on leave away from the Comayagua base, according to the U.S. Embassy. "It is with deep sorrow and great sadness that we mourn the passing of Lieutenant Marciano Parisano. He served our unit and the mission at Soto Cano Air Base with honor, pride, and courage," U.S. Army Colonel Daniel Alder said in a news release. "His contribution to our team was invaluable." The circumstances surrounding his death are being investigated by Honduran National Police, the U.S. Embassy in Honduras and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Department. Who was Marciano Parisano? Marciano Parisano was a 25-year-old U.S. Army soldier from Cibolo, Texas. He graduated in the top percentage of his class at Steele High School, part of the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District, according to Texas news station KENS. In May 2023, he graduated from the United States Military Academy West Point after leading several student organizations. He served as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the 228th Aviation Regiment, the U.S. Embassy confirmed. "He will be deeply missed by all of us who had the privilege of knowing him and serving alongside him," Alder said in a news release. "The command team extends its deepest condolences to his family, friends, and loved ones. We share their grief during this difficult time. The loss of a Soldier is always an irreparable tragedy."
USA Today
07-05-2025
- USA Today
Off-duty US Army Black Hawk pilot found dead on Honduras riverbank
Off-duty US Army Black Hawk pilot found dead on Honduras riverbank A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter pilot was found dead on a riverbank in west-central Honduras several miles outside of an airbase over the weekend, officials confirmed. An investigation is currently underway into the death of 25-year-old 1st Lt. Marciano Parisano, whose body was found on May 3 at around 2 p.m. local time in city of Comayagua, the Honduran National Police confirmed. The South Texas native's body was found while he was on leave away from the Comayagua base, according to the U.S. Embassy. "It is with deep sorrow and great sadness that we mourn the passing of Lieutenant Marciano Parisano. He served our unit and the mission at Soto Cano Air Base with honor, pride, and courage," U.S. Army Colonel Daniel Alder said in a news release. "His contribution to our team was invaluable." The circumstances surrounding his death are being investigated by Honduran National Police, the U.S. Embassy in Honduras and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Department. Who was Marciano Parisano? Marciano Parisano was a 25-year-old U.S. Army soldier from Cibolo, Texas. He graduated in the top percentage of his class at Steele High School, part of the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District, according to Texas news station KENS. In May 2023, he graduated from the United States Military Academy West Point after leading several student organizations. He served as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the 228th Aviation Regiment, the U.S. Embassy confirmed. "He will be deeply missed by all of us who had the privilege of knowing him and serving alongside him," Alder said in a news release. "The command team extends its deepest condolences to his family, friends, and loved ones. We share their grief during this difficult time. The loss of a Soldier is always an irreparable tragedy."
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Yahoo
U.S. Army pilot found dead on riverbank in Honduras; police investigating
A U.S. Army soldier was found dead on a riverbank several miles from an airbase in Honduras this weekend, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The body of 1st Lt. Marciano Parisano, 25, was found off base in Comayagua, a city in the west-central part of the country, the U.S. Army said. At 2:00 p.m. local time on May 3, a person reported finding a body on the banks of the Chiquito River, according to a newsletter from the Honduran National Police. Police immediately went to the scene, police said, and launched an investigation. During a search of the area, police found a damaged cell phone that allegedly belonged to Parisano, according to police. Comayagua is about five miles from Soto Cano Air Base, where Parisano was stationed. Parisano was there on leave, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement. The Honduran National Police said that the agency had already identified suspects in the case, and ruled out robbery as a potential motive. The investigation into Parisano's death is being led by the Honduran National Police, in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Honduras and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Department, the Army and Honduran National Police both said. 1st Lt. Marciano Parisano. / Credit: U.S. Army Parisano was a UH-60 Blackhawk Pilot with the 1st Battalion, 228 Aviation Regiment, the Army said. He graduated from West Point in 2023, then attended aviation training school at Alabama's Fort Novosel. He earned the rank of 1st Lt. on Nov. 27, 2024. Soto Cano Air Base was his first duty station. During his military career, Parisano was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge [gold], Air Assault Badge, and Army Aviation "wings," the Army said. "Our deepest sympathies are with the Parisano family and our Soto Cano family while we mourn the loss of 1st Lt. Marciano Parisano," said U.S. Army Col. Daniel Alder, Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, in a statement. The rise of "Barstool Conservatism" Student loan borrower shares her story as collections resume for those in default What to expect on Day 1 of the papal conclave
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
12 dead in plane crash off of Honduras coast
March 18 (UPI) -- A dozen people died after a plane crashed into the sea off the shore of Honduras, officials confirmed Tuesday. Honduran National Police confirmed that 12 people aboard have died and five survived the crash. Only one body has been recovered from the crash. It is unclear whether any of the survivors were flight crew members The Honduran Civil Aeronautics Agency, or AHAC, said in a press release, that a commercial Jetstream 32 aircraft took off from Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport in Roatán at 6:18 p.m. Monday evening and was bound for Guillermo Anderson Airport in La Ceiba when it went down "seconds after takeoff.". There were 15 passengers and two crew members aboard when the flight went down. AHAC activated the Search and Rescue Commission to locate them, and the Aeronautical Authority's Accident and Incident Investigation Committee "to travel to the scene of the accident and conduct a preliminary investigation into the possible causes of the incident."
