GUYANESE across the country joined in prayers to pay homage to the five long-standing servicemen who lost their lives in a helicopter crash on Wednesday.
The men who died in the crash were Brigadier Gary Beaton, Project Engineer; Colonel Michael Shahoud, Commander of First Infantry Battalion; Lt. Col. Michael Charles, Pilot; Lt. Col. Sean Welcome, Commanding Officer Reserve Battalion; and Staff Sergeant Jason Khan of 31 Special Forces Squadron.