This was a bad week, with many air crashes within the contracting world. Both in Afghanistan and in Iraq we had helicopter crashes, and it really didn’t get much of a mention in the media. So here is a dedication to one of the fallen, a ‘Little Bird’ pilot named Sonny Hinchman that worked for Xe in Iraq. Rest in peace. –Matt
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Fallen copter pilot called an inspiration to many
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
By Timberly Ferree
Sonny Hinchman was an inspiration. He always thought of others and doing the right thing was the law he lived by.
Those are a few of the words used by Kirk Hinchman to describe his youngest brother William F. “Sonny” Hinchman — who was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq last Friday.
“You never heard him talk about himself,” Kirk said. “It was always how are you.”
Sonny left his hometown of Worthington after graduating mid-term in 1984 and joined the Army at the age of 17. He started in the Warrant Officer program and then entered flight school.
“At 17 he was flying,” Kirk said. “His passion was flying.”