Gov. David Ige has ordered the flags of the United States and State of Hawaii be flown at half-staff for five days in honor of the 12 U.S. Marines who went missing after their two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed
Gov. David Ige has ordered the flags of the United States and State of Hawaii be flown at half-staff for five days in honor of the 12 U.S. Marines who went missing after their two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed Jan. 14 off Oahu.
Flags shall be flown at half-staff at all state offices and agencies, as well as the Hawaii National Guard, from sunrise today through sunset on Tuesday.
The 12 U.S. Marines killed were: Maj. Shawn M. Campbell, 41, College Station, Texas; Capt. Brian T. Kennedy, 31, Philadelphia; Capt. Kevin T. Roche, 30, St. Louis; Capt. Steven R. Torbert, 29, Florence, Alabama; Sgt. Dillon J. Semolina, 24, Chaska, Minnesota; Sgt. Adam C. Schoeller, 25, Gardners, Pennsylvania; Sgt. Jeffrey A. Sempler, 22, Woodruff, South Carolina; Sgt. William J. Turner, 25, Florala, Alabama; Cpl. Matthew R. Drown, 23, Spring, Texas; Cpl. Thomas J. Jardas, 22, Fort Myers, Florida; Cpl. Christopher J. Orlando, 23, Hingham, Massachusetts; and Lance Cpl. Ty L. Hart, 21, Aumsville, Oregon.
