Governor orders flags at half-staff
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mitch Daniels is asking that flags in Indiana be flown at half-staff until dusk Friday to honor the four Indiana National Guard soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan Saturday.
The men were members of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix, 76th Infantry Brigade. They died when their vehicle hit a landmine about 50 kilometers south of Kabul, Afghanistan.
Coalition Task Force soldiers paid tribute to the fallen Monday.
Dead are:
Capt. Michael T. Fiscus, 37, the plans officer. He is survived by his wife and two children, who live in Milford.
Master Sgt. Michael Hiester, 33, of Bluffton, the operations sergeant for the 76th Infantry Brigade. He is survived by his wife, two children and his parents, who live in Bluffton.
Spc. Brett M. Hershey, 23, of Indianapolis, a radio transmitter/operator and driver. He is survived by his parents, who live in State College, Pa.
Spc. Norman K. Snyder, 19, of Carlisle, a radio transmitter/operator. He is survived by his parents, who live in Carlisle.
The four soldiers were declared dead at 10:54 a.m. The incident is still under investigation.
"Four brave and irreplaceable citizens have lost their lives for all of us in the noblest of causes. I ask the prayers of every Hoosier for their families as we grieve and await their return home," said Daniels.
"I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the four Indiana guardsmen who lost their lives in the service of their nation. No words can adequately express the sorrow and loss that I and their fellow guardsmen feel in their untimely death. I can say to you, however, that their sacrifice in defense of freedom on the soil of a distant land will never be forgotten," said Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, the adjutant general. [[In-content Ad]]
INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mitch Daniels is asking that flags in Indiana be flown at half-staff until dusk Friday to honor the four Indiana National Guard soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan Saturday.
The men were members of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix, 76th Infantry Brigade. They died when their vehicle hit a landmine about 50 kilometers south of Kabul, Afghanistan.
Coalition Task Force soldiers paid tribute to the fallen Monday.
Dead are:
Capt. Michael T. Fiscus, 37, the plans officer. He is survived by his wife and two children, who live in Milford.
Master Sgt. Michael Hiester, 33, of Bluffton, the operations sergeant for the 76th Infantry Brigade. He is survived by his wife, two children and his parents, who live in Bluffton.
Spc. Brett M. Hershey, 23, of Indianapolis, a radio transmitter/operator and driver. He is survived by his parents, who live in State College, Pa.
Spc. Norman K. Snyder, 19, of Carlisle, a radio transmitter/operator. He is survived by his parents, who live in Carlisle.
The four soldiers were declared dead at 10:54 a.m. The incident is still under investigation.
"Four brave and irreplaceable citizens have lost their lives for all of us in the noblest of causes. I ask the prayers of every Hoosier for their families as we grieve and await their return home," said Daniels.
"I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the four Indiana guardsmen who lost their lives in the service of their nation. No words can adequately express the sorrow and loss that I and their fellow guardsmen feel in their untimely death. I can say to you, however, that their sacrifice in defense of freedom on the soil of a distant land will never be forgotten," said Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, the adjutant general. [[In-content Ad]]