Student Tribune
Flags at Half-Staff
GOVERNOR CUOMO DIRECTS FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF IN HONOR OF MARINE CORPS
RESERVISTS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday directed flags on state government
buildings to be flown at half-staff in honor of two Marine Corps Reservists who
were killed in Parwan Province, Afghanistan on April 8. Flags will be lowered
from today until their interment.
Cpl. Robert A. Hendriks, 25, of
Locust Valley, Nassau County, and Staff Sgt. Christopher K.A. Slutman, 43, who
was a 15-year member of the FDNY, stationed at Ladder Company 23 in the South
Bronx, were killed in an improvised explosive device attack while conducting
combat operations along with a third Marine, Sgt. Benjamin S. Hines, 31, of
York, Pennsylvania.
All were members of the 25th Regiment, 4th
Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve.
"I am deeply saddened by the loss of two members of the family of New
York, Cpl. Hendriks and FDNY member Staff Sgt. Slutman, while they were serving
our country in Afghanistan," Governor Cuomo said. "Their
deaths are a tragic reminder of the bravery and sacrifice of our service
members, who put their lives in harm's way to protect our values and way of
life. On behalf of all New Yorkers, I extend my condolences to their friends
and loved ones, and I am directing that flags be lowered in their honor."
Governor Cuomo has directed that the flags on all State buildings be
lowered to half-staff in honor of and in tribute to New York service members
and those stationed in New York who are killed in action or die in a combat
zone.
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04/11/2019