By KEVIN GRIFFITH
Junction City Post

FORT RILEY – A memorial ceremony for the five soldiers assigned to the 1st Infantry Division’s 1st Combat Aviation Brigade who died in a UH-60 Black Hawk crash Dec. 17 in southern Afghanistan is scheduled Fort Riley for 11 a.m. Thursday at Fort Riley’s Morris Hill Chapel.

The ceremony is an opportunity for fellow soldiers and families of the fallen to honor them and recognize their sacrifice.

Soldiers to be honored at the memorial ceremony are:

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy L. Billings, 34, Oklahoma, of Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div., Fort Riley, Kan.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman, 35, Arizona, of Co. B, 3rd AHB, 1st Avn. Regt., 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div., Fort Riley, Kan.

Sgt. 1st Class Omar W. Forde, 28, Marietta, Ga., of Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div., Fort Riley, Kan.

Sgt. Peter C. Bohler, 29, Willow Spring, N.C., of Co. B, 3rd AHB, 1st Avn.
Regt., 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div., Fort Riley, Kan.

Spc. Terry K.D. Gordon, 22, Shubuta, Miss., of Company E, 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div., Fort Riley, Kan.