Gov. Jan Brewer’s office announced today, that a 30-year-old U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alejo Thompson was killed Friday in Afghanistan. 1st Lt. Thompson, a native of Yuma, was killed while serving in Parwan Province of Afghanistan.
1st Lt. Thompson was assigned to the A Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division.
Brewer issued a statement today asking Arizonans to hold Thompson’s family in their hearts as they gather for Mother’s Day. She noted that “many Arizona families are incomplete as mothers, fathers, sons and daughters continue to serve in far-off places.”
Brewer has ordered flags to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Monday in honor of Thompson.