[RIP & Thank You Lance Corporal Jabari N. Thompson]

Gov. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Friday, July 22 in honor of a New York City Marine who died July 17.

Lance Corporal Jabari N. Thompson, from Brooklyn, died of wounds sustained July 13 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province,  Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune,  North  Carolina.

“On behalf of all New Yorkers, we honor the service and dedication of Lance Corporal Thompson,” Cuomo said.

“I send my deepest condolences to the family, friends, and fellow Marines of this New Yorker and join with them in mourning his loss.”

Gov. 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.