On May 10, 1996, fourteen members of the United States Armed Forces perished when an AH-1 Cobra helicopter collided mid-air with a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter. This tragedy took place off of Marine Corps Base Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, during Exercise Purple Star, a combined task force endeavor with the United States and United Kingdom.
 
KILLED
USA Staff Sergeant Sean W. Carroll, 36, Newburgh, New York
USMC Major Michael D. Kuszewski, 42, Westminster, Massachusetts
USMC Captain Scott T. Rice, 28, Springfield, Missouri
USMC 1st Lieutenant Joseph R. Fandrey, 25, Norfolk, Massachusetts
USMC 1st Lieutenant Arthur J. Schneider, 25, Livingston, New Jersey
USMC Corporal Brian L. Collins, 22, Louisville, Kentucky
USMC Corporal Erik D. Kirkland, 29, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
USMC Corporal Britt T. Stacey, 26, Roanoke, Virginia
USMC Corporal Brandon J. Tucker, 23, Gaston, North Carolina
USMC Lance Corporal Jackie D. Chidester, 23, Newark, Ohio
USMC Lance Corporal John P. Condello, 23, Rochester, New York
USMC Lance Corporal Jose L. Elizarraras, 20, Orange, California
USMC Lance Corporal Jorge E. Malagon, 19, Melrose Park, Illinois
USN Hospitalman Brent W. Garmon, 20, New Bern, North Carolina
 
INJURED
USMC Major Charles A. Johnson Jr, 33, Fairfax, Virginia
USMC 1st Lieutenant Walter W. Kulakowski, 33, Alachua, Florida