On July 10, 2017, we lost them.

Every day since, we remember and honor them.


On July 10, 2017, a USMC KC-130T, "Yanky 72," crashed in a soybean field in the Mississippi Delta. Fifteen Marines and a Navy Corpsman were aboard and none of them survived.

This website is a place to honor and remember these 16 men, provide accurate information for those who want to know what happened, and keep the Yanky 72 community connected by sharing updates, news, and events.

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