The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died of wounds suffered Nov. 3, when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device in Paktia province, Afghanistan.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, 29, of Port Henry, N.Y.;
Spc. Ryan P. Jayne, 22, of Campbell, N.Y.; and
Spc. Brett E. Gornewicz, 27, of Alden, N.Y.
They were assigned to the 178th Engineer Battalion, 412th Theater Engineer Command, Oswego, N.Y.
For more information media may contact the 412th Theater Engineer Command at 601-613-2272.
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By John Anderson
Posted Nov 05, 2012 @ 09:50 AM
Posted Nov 05, 2012 @ 09:50 AM
CORNING — The Daily Reporter has received the following release from the Department of Defense today, announcing the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died of wounds suffered Nov. 3, when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device in Paktia province, Afghanistan.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, 29, of Port Henry, N.Y.;
Spc. Ryan P. Jayne, 22, of Campbell, N.Y.; and
Spc. Brett E. Gornewicz, 27, of Alden, N.Y.
They were assigned to the 178th Engineer Battalion, 412th Theater Engineer Command, Oswego, N.Y.
Jayne's father, Paul, said the family is flying out of the Corning Regional Airport on Tuesday to Dover, Del., today and will return Tuesday. They expect Ryan to be flown in to Corning on Wednesday ro Thursday.
Funeral arrangements are being set.
Paul Jayne told the Daily Reporter Sunday, "His mother and I should not have to bury our oldest child ... There is no more honorable, dignified way to go than serving your country."
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from pressrepublican:
By LOHR McKINSTRY
PORT HENRY — Port Henry resident Dain Venne was killed in Afghanistan Saturday while serving with the U.S. Army Reserve.
Venne, 29, was on patrol when a roadside bomb exploded, according to preliminary reports.
Two other soldiers died with Venne when the bomb went off.
His parents are Brian and Laura (Harris) Venne of Port Henry. His father is a longtime Moriah town justice. Laura is a teacher at Moriah Central School.
Dain Venne was with the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division headquartered at Fort Drum, but reported to the Canton-Oswego U.S. Army Reserve Training Center. He had served one tour in Iraq and the current one in Afghanistan.
The family was notified Saturday afternoon, according to friends.
Venne was a graduate of Moriah Central School and was a student at St. Lawrence University in Canton when the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred. He enlisted in the U.S. Army soon after, friends said, in an effort to serve his country in a time of need.
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They died of wounds suffered Nov. 3, when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device in Paktia province, Afghanistan.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, 29, of Port Henry, N.Y.;
Spc. Ryan P. Jayne, 22, of Campbell, N.Y.; and
Spc. Brett E. Gornewicz, 27, of Alden, N.Y.
They were assigned to the 178th Engineer Battalion, 412th Theater Engineer Command, Oswego, N.Y.
Jayne's father, Paul, said the family is flying out of the Corning Regional Airport on Tuesday to Dover, Del., today and will return Tuesday. They expect Ryan to be flown in to Corning on Wednesday ro Thursday.
Funeral arrangements are being set.
Paul Jayne told the Daily Reporter Sunday, "His mother and I should not have to bury our oldest child ... There is no more honorable, dignified way to go than serving your country."
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from pressrepublican:
By LOHR McKINSTRY
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| Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne |
Venne, 29, was on patrol when a roadside bomb exploded, according to preliminary reports.
Two other soldiers died with Venne when the bomb went off.
His parents are Brian and Laura (Harris) Venne of Port Henry. His father is a longtime Moriah town justice. Laura is a teacher at Moriah Central School.
Dain Venne was with the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division headquartered at Fort Drum, but reported to the Canton-Oswego U.S. Army Reserve Training Center. He had served one tour in Iraq and the current one in Afghanistan.
The family was notified Saturday afternoon, according to friends.
Venne was a graduate of Moriah Central School and was a student at St. Lawrence University in Canton when the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred. He enlisted in the U.S. Army soon after, friends said, in an effort to serve his country in a time of need.
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| Spc. Brett E. Gornewicz |
Governor Cuomo Directs Flags to Half-Staff
Albany, NY
(November 5, 2012)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 in honor of three United States Army Reserve Soldiers from New York who died in Paktiya Province, Afghanistan on November 3.
Specialist Brett E. Gornewicz from Alden, Specialist Ryan P. Jayne from Campbell, and Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, from Port Henry, died of wounds sustained when their humvee was struck by an improvised explosive device.
The three men were assigned to the 444th Engineer Company which is headquartered in Oswego. The unit is an element of the 178th Engineer Battalion of the 412th Theater Engineer Command.
"Along with all New Yorkers, I mourn the deaths of Specialist Gornewicz, Specialist Jayne and Staff Sgt. Venne," Governor Cuomo said. "These young men were all volunteers who lived and worked in our communities and gave their lives for our great country. We extend our condolences to their friends, their families, and their fellow Soldiers."
Governor Cuomo has directed that the flags on all state buildings be lowered to half-staff in honor of and in tribute to our state's service members and those stationed in New York who are killed in action or die in a combat zone.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 in honor of three United States Army Reserve Soldiers from New York who died in Paktiya Province, Afghanistan on November 3.
Specialist Brett E. Gornewicz from Alden, Specialist Ryan P. Jayne from Campbell, and Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, from Port Henry, died of wounds sustained when their humvee was struck by an improvised explosive device.
The three men were assigned to the 444th Engineer Company which is headquartered in Oswego. The unit is an element of the 178th Engineer Battalion of the 412th Theater Engineer Command.
"Along with all New Yorkers, I mourn the deaths of Specialist Gornewicz, Specialist Jayne and Staff Sgt. Venne," Governor Cuomo said. "These young men were all volunteers who lived and worked in our communities and gave their lives for our great country. We extend our condolences to their friends, their families, and their fellow Soldiers."
Governor Cuomo has directed that the flags on all state buildings be lowered to half-staff in honor of and in tribute to our state's service members and those stationed in New York who are killed in action or die in a combat zone.
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