|
WHEREAS, Army
Specialists Dominick M. Pilla, a 21-year-old resident of Vineland,
Cumberland County, and Army Specialist James E. Smith, a 21-year-old
resident of Washington Township, Monmouth County, were killed in
battle on or about Sunday, October 3, 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia;
and
WHEREAS, Specialists
Pilla and Smith were stationed in Somalia as part of the United
Nations' humanitarian relief efforts; and
WHEREAS, the
provision of assistance to the needy and the downtrodden exemplifies
this country's highest ideals; and
WHEREAS, these
valiant New Jersey residents, both of whom were Army Rangers assigned
to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, stationed in
Fort Benning, Georgia, sacrificed their lives in the service of
their country to preserve and foster this ideal; and
WHEREAS, it
is proper, fitting and just for the citizens of the State of New
Jersey to honor the memory of Army Specialists Pilla and Smith,
and to convey our deepest condolences to their families on this
tragic occasion;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JIM FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, by virtue of
the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes,
do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. The flag
of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New
Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments,
offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours
beginning on Thursday, October 7, 1993, and through and including
Friday, October 8, 1993, in recognition and mourning of the passing
of Army Specialists Dominick M. Pilla and James E. Smith.
2. This
order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal this
6th day of October in the Year of Our
Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Ninety-Three, and of the Independence
of the United States, the Two Hundred
and Eighteenth.
/s/
James Florio
Governor
Attest:
/s/ Scott A.
Weiner
Chief Counsel to the Governor
|