 August is hot and so are the savings at Appalachian Wireless, where all smartphones are 50% off. Even the 64, 128 and 256 gig models, two-year agreement required. Better service, bigger savings. That's today's Appalachian Wireless and East Kentucky Network Company. U.S. Army Service Member and former Letcher County resident Abigail Mylam remains missing following a helicopter crash off the coast of Hawaii. The UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter Mylam and four other service members were riding is believed to have gone down at approximately 2.30 a.m. eastern time Wednesday, or 9.30 p.m. Tuesday night, local time. EKB News was able to confirm that Mylam was on the chopper after family members in eastern Kentucky were notified Wednesday. The Army said Thursday that the search for the downed chopper and the missing crew members remains a rescue mission. We are here to bring our soldiers home. Now those in her native Letcher County that know Mylam are hoping to hear some good news. I hope they find them all, but you don't know how much you need somebody until you find out that something like this has happened. Since the news broke that Mylam was aboard the chopper, scores of comments of concern have been posted and shared on social media. EKB News spoke to three people that knew Mylam personally. They described her as kind-hearted, loving, friendly, compassionate. They also described her as stubborn, saying that if anyone could have survived the crash, it's her. My daughter sort of summed Abby up in one of her posts. She said, Abby is a little firecracker, and that's what she is. And so we know that she's doing everything she can to survive and come out on top. We're looking forward to getting that news that Abby is fine. I know how much of a fighter these people are. I know how much of a fighter she is, and I know that if she has a breath left in her, she's not going to give up. And I'm not going to give up either because she wouldn't want me to. I'm not going to. One of the best people that she could ever be around, the funniest people, and had a heart of gold, she would cry to get to somebody that she really cared for. Hawaii News now is reporting that debris from the wreckage of the chopper has been found, including at least one helmet, but there have been no signs of those aboard. In Letcher County, folks are hoping for a miracle. If any of those five people could survive, Abby would be the one to survive. She's just that tough, and we're just hoping and praying that this has a good ending. They're still hurt from this, and they're still scared to death, and they're just waiting, and they have all the hope, and I still do too. And I'm going to hold on to it every little second that I can. We're praying for them, for whatever the outcome is, and we're praying for the families also. In Letcher County, Chris Anderson, EKB News.