 Body of Army Staff Sergeant Killed in Mediterranean Helicopter Crash Returns to NIH Joint Force Headquarters, New Hampshire National Guard. An Honor Guard from the New Hampshire Army National Guard is courted, the body of Staff Sergeant Tanner Growne, during an honorable transfer, November 22, 2023, at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Concord, N.H. Growne, a U.S. Special Operations Aviation soldier, died earlier this month during a training exercise in the Mediterranean. A funeral is scheduled for Saturday, November 25, in his hometown of Gorham. The service will be held at the Middle High School. It begins at 1 p.m. and is open to the public. Growne was 25 years old.