Governor says Conn. Marine dies in AfghanistanThe Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Apr 4, 2010 9:01:51 EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. — A 19-year-old Marine has died in Afghanistan, Connecticut’s governor said Saturday.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell ordered U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of Lance Cpl. Tyler Griffin of Voluntown.
The governor said in a release that no other official information was available.
The Defense Department had not announced Griffin’s death as of Sunday morning.
Flags will remain at half-staff until sundown on the day of Griffin’s burial. Funeral details are pending.
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