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To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (86334)	4/1/2004 11:24:59 PM
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Oceanside resident among civilians killed in Iraq signonsandiego.com By Mason Stockstill ASSOCIATED PRESS 7:57 p.m. April 1, 2004 LOS ANGELES – Reality show producer Mark Burnett remembers Scott Helvenston as a passionate athlete who was dedicated to his country. So Burnett was upset to learn Thursday that Helvenston, who was on his 2002 series "Combat Missions," was among the four American contractors killed in Iraq in an ambush the day before. "It makes it all seem so much closer," Burnett told The Associated Press in a phone interview. "It reminds me of 'Black Hawk Down.'" Helvenston, 38, and the others were working for Blackwater Security Consulting when their vehicle was hit by rocket-propelled grenades. A mob dragged their bodies through the streets of Fallujah and hung two of the bodies from a bridge over the Euphrates River. Helvenston had served 12 years in the U.S. Navy, and was a member of the elite Navy SEALs special forces before leaving the service for a career in Hollywood. He lived in Oceanside, south of Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, and worked as a trainer and stunt man on movies including "Face/Off" and "G.I. Jane," where he helped prepare star Demi Moore for her role as the first woman to join the SEALs. He also appeared on two reality series: "Man vs. Beast" and Burnett's "Combat Missions." Burnett had met Helvenston during the 1993 Raid Gauloises, a precursor to the Eco-Challenge, and said he remembered the former SEAL when casting the later series. He said he was disturbed by the images of the Iraqi mob dragging the Americans' bodies through the streets and stringing them up on a bridge. "It's not only horrible when someone dies who you know and respect, but in the way it happened, it makes you sick," he said. Helvenston had also founded a fitness company, Oceanside-based Amphibian Athletics, that promised to bring a Navy SEALs-style workout regimen to his customers. It was not surprising that Helvenston had gone to Iraq to help his country after years out of the service, Burnett said. "That's what, in a time of need, true American warriors like Scott would do," he said.