16 dead in Marine Corps KC-130 crash in Mississippi

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130T crashed Monday into a field outside Greenwood, Mississippi, according to a tweet sent by the United States Marine Corps, killing 15 Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman.

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