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Flags to fly at half-staff for Medford soldier
Flags on government buildings across New York have been ordered to be flown at half-staff Wednesday to honor a soldier from Medford who died last week in Afghanistan.
Gov. David A. Paterson issued the directive Monday to honor Staff Sgt. Keith Bishop, 28, a Green Beret who died Oct. 26 from wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed just after takeoff in northwestern Afghanistan.
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