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Updated 05 Feb 09 1757 est S Sturgis
FINAL ITINERARY UPDATE – SGT. Kyle J. Harrington, 24, Swansea, MA, 7FEB
Due to a change in the family’s arrival time at the funeral home I have to make an adjustment in our staging and departure times; the staging location remains as posted.
NEW STAGING TIME: 8:00 – 8:30AM
BRIEFING: 8:30AM
KSU: 8:45AM
FLAG LINE FORMS: 9:00AM
Jim Boland
State Captain
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updated 2 FEB at 20:43 hrs. est by patchworksmin
FINAL ITINERAY SGT. Kyle J. Harrington, 24, Swansea, MA, 7FEB
WAKE: Friday, 6FEB 4:00 – 8:00PM
Attend on your own
LOCATION: Birchcrest Home of Waring
189 Gardner’s Neck Road
Swansea, MA
MAP LINK: http://tinyurl.com/akhpsx
FUNERAL SERVICES: Saturday, 7FEB
STAGING: Venus de Milo Restaurant
75 GAR Highway (Route 6)
Swansea, MA 02777
MAP LINK: http://tinyurl.com/avxlzk
STAGING TIME: 8:15 – 9:00AM
BRIEFING: 9:00AM
KSU: 9:10AM
Services will be held at the funeral home where we will establish a flag line; we will then proceed to the Vinnicum Cemetery in Swansea for the internment of this Hero.
RIDE CAPTAIN: Ron Hill ronocmc@aol.com)
ASSISTANT RIDE CAPTAIN: Mitch Plonka mitch6223@comcast.net
Jim Boland
State Captain
>>>>>PLEASE BRING YOUR FLAGS<<<<<
Updated 30 Jan 09 1815 est S Sturgis
Address Change for funeral home:
Birchcrest Home Of Waring
189 Gardner’s Neck Road
Swansea, MA 01777
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Updated 30 Jan 09 1717 est S Sturgis
SGT Harrington is scheduled to arrive home on Sunday, 01 FEB; his family has requested a flag line at the funeral home. We will meet at the funeral home.
LOCATION: Birchcrest Home of Waring
189 Gardners Hill Road
Swansea, MA
MAP LINK: http://tinyurl.com/akhpsx
TIME: NLT 0915
RIDE CAPTAIN: Ron Hill ronocmc@aol.com)
ASSISTANT RIDE CAPTAIN: Mitch Plonka mitch6223@comcast.net
Jim Boland
State Captain
>>>>>PLEASE BRING YOUR FLAGS<<<<<
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SGT. Kyle J. Harrington, 24, Swansea, MA
SGT Kyle J. Harrington, US Army, died in Iraq on Saturday, January, 24th as the result of non hostile action. SGT Harrington was based at Fort Lewis, Washington with the 593rd Sustainment Brigade and was on his second deployment.
Jim Boland
State Captain
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 056-09
January 26, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Kyle J. Harrington, 24, of Swansea, Mass., died Jan. 24 in Basra, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-hostile accident in his unit motor pool. He was assigned to the 542nd Maintenance Company, 80th Ordnance Battalion, 593rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.
The incident is under investigation.
For more information media may contact the Fort Lewis public affairs office at (253) 967-0152, (253) 967-0147 or after hours at (253) 967-0015 (ask for the Public Affairs Officer on call).