Tuesday, December 22, 2015

New York Cop Joseph Lemm ID'd as One of Six Americans Killed in Afghanistan

One of the six Americans killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a Western convoy in Afghanistan was identified Monday night a New York police detective serving with the Air National Guard.

New York Police Commissioner William Bratton identified the officer as Joseph Lemm, a 15-year veteran of the department had been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq three times. 

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Source: NBC News

Note: The following statement was submitted to "From The G-Man" by the Press Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo.

"Staff Sgt. Joe Lemm was committed to his fellow Americans, and embodied the selflessness and bravery of the U.S. Armed Forces and the NYPD. I join all New Yorkers in mourning his loss, as well as the loss of the other victims of this horrific attack. They will be greatly missed." 

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