Statement of Governor Kulongoski
Flags to be flown at half-staff on December 8
(Salem, OR) Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski asked that all flags at public institutions be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, December 8 in memory and honor of Sergeant David A. Mitts, 24 of Hammond, Oregon.
Sergeant Mitts died December 4, 2004 when his vehicle received enemy fire during convoy operations in Mosul Iraq. Mitts was assigned to the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) of Fort Lewis, Washington.
“I was saddened to hear of the death of another solider from Oregon,” said Governor Kulongoski. “The tragic loss of Sergeant David A. Mitts reminds us of the unfortunate cost of war and compels us to keep our service men and women in our thoughts and prayers.”
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