ALBANY, N.Y. - Governor Andrew Cuomo
has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on
Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 in honor of a Rochester soldier who died Dec. 13 of
wounds suffered in Afghanistan on Dec. 9.
Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Reid died in Landstuhl,
Germany from wounds suffered
in Sperwan Village, Afghanistan when enemy forces
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Read was assigned to the
53rd Ordnance Company of the 3rd Ordnance Battalion based at Joint Base
Lewis-McChord in Washington state.
"Along with all New Yorkers, I mourn the death of Staff Sgt. Reid and extend my
condolences to his family, friends and fellow soldiers," Governor Cuomo
said. "We will remember his sacrifice and his dedication to our
nation."
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 and those
stationed in New York
who are killed in action or die in a combat zone.
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