6/23/2011 - Flags At Half Staff Honoring Army Sergeant James W. Harvey, II
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 68
WHEREAS, United States Army Sergeant James W. Harvey, II
resided in Toms River, New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Harvey was assigned to D Company, 2nd
Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Kentucky; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Harvey was an honorable and courageous
young man who loved his country and the military; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Harvey tragically lost his life while
heroically and selflessly serving his country in Ghazni
Province, Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring
Freedom; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Harvey was a brave and dedicated soldier
as well as a loving son and brother whose memory lives in the
hearts of his family, friends, and fellow soldiers; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Harvey’s heroism, patriotism, and service
to his country make it appropriate and fitting for the State of
New Jersey to remember him and his family, to mark his passing,
and to honor his memory;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHRIS CHRISTIE, Governor of the State of
New Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the
Constitution and by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER
and DIRECT:
1. The flag of the United States of America and the flag
of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State
departments, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities during
appropriate hours on Friday, June 24, 2011 in recognition and
mourning of a brave and loyal American hero, United States Army
Sergeant James W. Harvey, II.
2. This Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN, under my hand and seal this
22nd day of June, Two Thousand and Eleven,
and of the Independence of the United States,
the Two Hundred and Thirty-Fifth.
/s/ Chris Christie
Governor
Attest:
/s/ Jeffrey S. Chiesa
Chief Counsel to the Governor