All Star Flags November 5, 2012 | All Star Flags

American Flags and New York Flags to fly at half-staff Wednesday, November 7th in honor of three United States Army Reserve Soldiers. Specialist Brett Gornewicz, Specialist Ryan Jayne, and Staff Sgt. Dain Venne, died in Paktiya Province, Afghanistan on November 3.

According to the office of the governor:
Specialist Brett Gornewicz, Specialist Ryan Jayne, and Staff Sgt. Dain Venne, died of wounds sustained when their humvee was struck by an improvised explosive device. The three men were assigned to the 444th Engineer Company which is headquartered in Oswego. The unit is an element of the 178th Engineer Battalion of the 412th Theater Engineer Command.
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American Flags and Maine Flags to fly at half-staff Wednesday, November 7th in the state of Maine in honor of former Maine Governor John Reed.

According to the office of the governor:
Former Governor Reed became Governor in 1959 following the unexpected death of Governor Clauson, and served the State until 1967, during which time he was instrumental in creating the University of Maine System. He served in the Navy in World War II and also was Chairman of the National Governor’s Association and was appointed as Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives under both Presidents Nixon and Reagan.
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