Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Monday, March 7, in honor of Army Specialist David R. Fahey Jr., a Yorktown resident, who died in Afghanistan on February 28.
(Media-Newswire.com) - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Monday, March 7, in honor of Army Specialist David R. Fahey Jr., a Yorktown resident, who died in Afghanistan on February 28.
Specialist Fahey died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit on Kandahar Province using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 504th Military Police Battalion, of the 42nd Military Police Brigade, based at Joint Base Lewis-McCord in Washington state.
"On behalf of all New Yorkers I wish to express our profound sympathy to the family, friends, and fellow soldiers of Specialist Fahey," Governor Cuomo said. "This young soldier served our nation with honor and bravery and we will honor him and remember his service."
Governor Cuomo has directed that the flags on all state buildings be lowered to half-staff in honor of, and in tribute to, our state's service members who are killed in action or die in a combat zone.
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