Obituaries
Rockland Flags Ordered to Half-Staff
County flags will be lowered starting Monday to commemorate the five U.S. Marines slain in Chattanooga.
Rockland County Executive Ed Day ordered county flags to be lowered to half-staff beginning Monday morning, July 20, in honor of the four U.S. Marines killed on Thursday in Chattanooga, TE.
Flags located at all Rockland County facilities will remain lowered until each of the slain service members are interred.
“The senseless violence that occurred in Tennessee is only made worse by the fact that the brave individuals whose lives were taken answered the call to serve and protect our nation,” said Day in a prepared statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and our hearts are with the families left behind by the tragic loss of four American patriots.”
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Day is also urging towns and villages within the county to display their flags at half-staff to honor the service and sacrifice made by the U.S. Marines.
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