Support Pours In For Rookey Family

Support Pours In For Rookey Family
Posted on September 4, 2012
by Steve Yablonski

Governor Cuomo Directs Flags To Half-Staff

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Friday in honor of a New York soldier who died in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Sunday.

Spec. Kyle R. Rookey of Oswego died in a non-combat related incident. He was a member of the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team. The division is based at Fort Carson, Colo.

“On behalf of all New Yorkers, I extend my condolences to the friends, family and fellow soldiers of Specialist Rookey,” Governor Cuomo said. “We will mourn his death, but we will remember his service to our nation with pride.”

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.

OSWEGO, NY – The outpouring of support from the Oswego community and beyond has been amazing, according to the parents of Spc. Kyle R. Rookey.

The 23-year-old Oswego native died Sunday in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, according to a brief statement from the Department of Defense.

The death was the result of “a non-combat related incident.”
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