Army identifies Ranger candidates killed by falling tree during Georgia storm

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The Army has identified the two Ranger candidates killed by a falling tree Tuesday during a training exercise in the north Georgia mountains.  Staff Sgt. George Taber, 30, and 2nd Lt. Evan Fitzgibbon, 23, died after they were hit by the tree while sheltering from a storm on Yonah Mountain near Dahlonega, Ga., according to an Army statement.  Fitzgibbon and Taber, along with three other Ranger candidates, were struck by the tree around 3:15 p.m. “during a weather-induced training hold.”   All injured personnel were transported to a local hospital, where Fitzgibbon and Taber were later pronounced dead.  “We are all deeply saddened by the loss of these two outstanding Soldiers an

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