Deadliest Day: 30 Americans Killed In Afghan Chopper Crash

Saturday marked the deadliest day for U.S. forces in the decade-old war in Afghanistan, as well as the deadliest single day for one of America’s most elite special forces units.  More than three dozens soldiers, 30 of them Americans, died when their Chinook helicopter was shot down by Taliban insurgents.

FOX’s Connor Powell reports from Kabul, Afghanistan:

House Speaker John Boehner released the following statement on the incident:

“On this darkest day of a dark conflict, our nation mourns the tragic loss of these courageous Americans, who gave their lives for the cause of freedom. We grieve with the families of all of the fallen, and pray they may find peace. And we honor their sacrifice, by rededicating ourselves to the task of securing the nation for which they and so many others have fought and died. God rest their souls.”