#18

6 August 2011


US Army Specialist Spencer C. Duncan, from Olathe, Kansas, was killed in action on 6th August 2011 when the helicopter he was in was shot down by enemy forces in Wardak province, Afghanistan.

21-year-old Spc. Duncan served with the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion).


From NBC, Kansas City -
Over the weekend, we learned 21-year-old Spc. Spencer C. Duncan of Olathe, Kan., also was lost in the attack.

Duncan served as a door gunner on a Chinook helicopter which the Pentagon says was hit by rocket fire. He was a member of Bravo Company, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, based at New Century Air Center in Gardner.

Friends say Duncan joined the military in 2008 and had been in Afghanistan since late May. He was stationed at Forward Operating Base, Shank.

Duncan, a 2008 graduate of Olathe South High School, is survived by his parents, Dale and Megan Duncan, of Olathe and two younger brothers, one of which is serving in the United States Marine Corps.

There will be a candlelight vigil held for Spencer Duncan on Aug.10 at 8 p.m.

The vigil will be held at Blue Valley Baptist Church, on the corner of 151st and Antioch in Overland Park.