WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant
Terry Hemingway, a longtime resident of the State of New Jersey, graduated
from Trenton High School; and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant
Hemingway subsequently enlisted in the United States Army, where he had
a distinguished military career for more than nineteen years; and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant
Hemingway served proudly as a member of the U.S. Army's 15th Infantry
Regiment, Company C and was deployed to Iraq in the service of his country;
and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant
Hemingway was a courageous soldier, a loving husband and brother and a
devoted father of three children; and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant
Hemingway has made the ultimate sacrifice, giving his life in the line
of duty while fighting for our country; and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant
Hemingway's patriotism and dedicated service to his country make him a
hero and a true role model for all Americans and, therefore, it is appropriate
and fitting for the State of New Jersey to mark his passing and to honor
his memory.
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES E. McGREEVEY, Governor of the State of New Jersey, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes
of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
- The flag of the
United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall
be flown at half mast at all State departments, offices, agencies and
instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Monday, April 21, 2003,
in recognition and mourning of Staff Sergeant Terry Hemingway.
- This Order shall
take effect immediately.
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GIVEN, under
my hand and seal this
21st Day of April in the Year of Our Lord,
Two Thousand and Three, and of the
Independence of the United States, the Two
Hundred and Twenty-Seventh.
/s/ James
E. McGreevey
Governor
[seal]
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Attest:
/s/ Michael R. DeCotiis
Chief Counsel to
the Governor