New York Governor Paterson Directs Flags To Be Flown At Half-Staff

June 7, 2008 -- New York Governor David Paterson has directed that flags on State government buildings across New York be flown at half-staff on June 11, 2008 in honor of three members of the 10th Mountain Division who were killed in action in Iraq on June 4, 2008.

Army Sgt. Shane P. Duffy, of Tauton, Massachusetts; Army Specialist Jonathan D. Emard, of Mesquite, Texas; and Amy Sgt. Cody R. Legg, of Escondido, California, died when their unit came under attack in Sharqat, Iraq.

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The soldiers were conducting search operations. All three were members of the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum., N.Y.

“On behalf of the citizens of New York, I extend our heartfelt sympathies to the families of Sergeants Legg and Duffy and Specialist Emard,” said Governor Paterson.

As a tribute to our State’s soldiers who have been killed in action, Governor Paterson has directed the flags on all state buildings be lowered to half staff in appreciation of their heroic sacrifice.

Source: New York Governor