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Posted on: August 28, 2021

[ARCHIVED] In memory of Johanny Rosario / En memoria de Johanny Rosario

Statement - Johanny Rosario - Marine of Lawrence - 8-28-21 for website b

[mensaje bilingüe] “We are heartbroken by the death of the service men and women due to the bombing in Kabul this week. I, and the City of Lawrence, are particularly saddened that one of those brave souls was a daughter of our City. I have been in touch with the family of the Lawrencian killed in action to extend mine and my family’s most sincere condolences and offer all of the aid that my administration can provide as they grieve this great loss. At this time, the family’s most immediate wish is to be given privacy and that their loved one be recognized as the hero that she was.” — Mayor Kendrys Vasquez

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"Tenemos el corazón roto por la muerte de los militares estadounidenses debido al bombardeo en Kabul esta semana. A mí, y a la Ciudad de Lawrence, nos entristece especialmente que una de esas almas valientes fuera una hija de nuestra Ciudad. Me he puesto en contacto con la familia de la Lawrenciana muerta en combate para transmitirles mi más sincero pésame y ofrecerles toda la ayuda que mi administración pueda proporcionarles mientras duelan esta gran pérdida. En este momento, el deseo más inmediato de la familia es que se le dé privacidad y que se reconozca a su ser querido como la héroe que era". —Alcalde Kendrys Vasquez

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