San Clemente City Flags To Be Flown At Half Mast In Honor Of Fallen Service Members

Press release from the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce:

August 06, 2020

PRESS RELEASE

Contact:

Samantha Wylie, Recreation Manager
(949) 361-8264 or Recreation@San-Clemente.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8/5/2020

CITY FLAGS TO BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST IN HONOR OF FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS 8/5/2020…San Clemente, California…The City of San Clemente will be lowering flags to half-mast at all City facilities to honor the lives of the U.S. Marines and Navy Sailor lost tragically following a training accident near San Clemente Island last week. Flags will be flown at half-mast from August 6 and remain lowered until all service members have been recovered.

The City of San Clemente stands with our military and service members with great respect and sadness for the loss of Pfc. Bryan J. Baltierra, 19, of Corona; Lance Cpl. Marco A. Barranco, 21, of Montebello; Pfc. Evan A. Bath, 19, of Oak Creek, Wis.; U.S. Navy Hospitalman Christopher Gnem, 22, of Stockton; Pfc. Jack Ryan Ostrovsky, 21, of Bend, Ore.; Lance Cpl. Guillermo Perez, 20, of New Braunfels, Tex.; Cpl. Wesley A. Rodd, 23, of Harris, Texas; Lance Cpl. Chase D. Sweetwood, 19, of Portland, Ore. and Cpl. Cesar A. Villanueva, 21, of Riverside.

This press release was produced by the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.