Army Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop

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Army Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop, 28, of Medford, N.Y.

SSgt Bishop was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.. died Oct. 26, 2009 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. Also killed were Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael P. Montgomery, Sgt. 1st Class David E. Metzger, Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop, Chief Warrant Officer Niall Lyons, Staff Sgt. Shawn H. McNabb, Sgt. Josue E. Hernandez Chavez and Sgt. Nickolas A. Mueller.

The Patriot-News --For the second time in two months, a soldier with ties to the Carlisle area has died fighting in Afghanistan.

The Department of Defense announced this week that Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop, 28, a Green Beret attached to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) was among seven soldiers killed when their helicopter crashed Monday in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.

Bishop's parents and two sisters live in Carlisle. Robert Bishop said his son had always wanted to join the military, but his desire was cemented following the 9/11 attacks.

Bishop said his son had a tour of duty in Iraq and was scheduled to deploy again when he learned he'd been accepted into the Green Beret program. It was a crowning achievement, he said.

"They only take a small group into training, and not everyone makes it, but he did," Robert Bishop said.

Keith Bishop is survived by his wife, Maggie, his parents and four siblings, including his twin sister, Kim Scheller, of Long Island, NY.

Army Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop was killed in action on 10/26/09.