According to the Governor's office, 98 soldiers from Oregon, or with ties to Oregon, have died in Afghanistan or Iraq.
(SALEM, Ore. ) - Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has ordered all flags at public institutions in Oregon be flown at half-staff on Friday in honor of Army Cpl. Graham McMahon.
The 22-year-old from Independence died Sept. 19th from respiratory failure in Balad, Iraq.
Kulongoski said McMahon's service to his country and to Oregon was exemplary. He added that in this moment of grief, Oregonians "should stand together with his community to support one another."
Source: Governor Kulongoski's Office
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