Governor M. Jodi Rell today ordered U.S. and State of Connecticut flags lowered to half-staff from dawn to dusk on Thursday, December 11, in honor of U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant Thomas J. Brown of Shelton.
Lieutenant Brown, 26, was killed September 23 while leading his soldiers on a patrol in Salman Pak, Iraq. Funeral services were held in early October. He is to be buried Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery.
“All across the state, our hearts and minds are with Lieutenant Brown’s family on this difficult day,” Governor Rell said. “We pause to remember the valiant men and women who make sacrifices every day to protect our freedoms and serve our nation. Though they may be far from us geographically, they are never far from our hearts.”
