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Golden Knight injured at air show dies

An Army Golden Knight sky diver injured in a midair collision Saturday at the Chicago Air and Water Show has died, according to published reports.

Sgt. 1st Class Corey Hood, 32, of Cincinnati, collided with a Navy Leap Frog sky diver Saturday morning during the air show. The Navy sky diver suffered a broken leg and is expected to recover, ABC 7 reports.

According to the Golden Knights website biography of Hood, he enlisted in the Army more than 10 years ago and served five tours of duty in Iraq

and Afghanistan. He had been awarded two Bronze Stars, two Meritorious Service Medals, five Army Commendation Medals, five Army Achievement Medals, a Master Parachutist Badge, a Pathfinder Badge, an Air Assault Badge, and the Combat Action Badge.

Hood began jumping in 2010 and had logged more 200 free fall jumps and 75 military static line jumps.

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