Out of respect and remembrance for Staff Sgt. Timothy Raymond McGill, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee ordered both the United States and State flags to half-staff on all public buildings until Sunset on the day of his interment.
McGill a member of the Rhode Island Army National Guard died
on Saturday, Sept. 21, at a forward-operating base in Gardez, Paktia Province,
Afghanistan. He was 30-years-old and from Ramsey, New Jersey.
“My sincere condolences go out to Staff Sgt. McGill’s
family, friends, and loved ones on this sad occasion,” Governor Lincoln D.
Chafee said. “Staff Sgt. McGill is a fallen hero who reminds us of the supreme
sacrifice that the men and women in uniform make every day as they serve to
protect our nation.”
