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Snow geese symbolizing strength, discipline memorialize 3 guardsmen who died in '21 helicopter crash

By Veronica Volk
Published August 5, 2022 at 12:00 AM EDT
Mary Taylor welds in her Mendon studio where she has completed one of the three snow geese she was commissioned to sculpt for a memorial to honor Chief Warrant Officers Christian Koch, Steven Skoda, and Daniel Prial who were all killed when their helicopter crashed during a routine training exercise on Jan. 20, 2020 in Mendon.
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Mary Taylor welds in her Mendon studio where she has completed one of the three snow geese she was commissioned to sculpt for a memorial to honor Chief Warrant Officers Christian Koch, Steven Skoda, and Daniel Prial who were all killed when their helicopter crashed during a routine training exercise on Jan. 20, 2020 in Mendon.

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Veronica Volk
Veronica Volk is a senior editor and producer for WXXI News.
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