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01-14-09, 01:45 PM
County lowers flags to honor fallen Marine

Times-News Online

Published: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 11:11 a.m.



Henderson County Manager Steve Wyatt has ordered all county offices to lower their flags to half-staff from noon today until dawn on Monday in memory of Lance Cpl. Jessie Cassada, of Hendersonville, according to a press release.

Cassada was killed in Afghanistan and his body returned to Hendersonville Tuesday. Family and friends gathered at Asheville Regional Airport to honor the fallen soldier and a funeral procession brought Cassada's body to the funeral home.

Cassada’s funeral is Thursday.

After graduating from East Henderson High School in 2007, Cassada joined the Marine Corps and completed boot camp that November. He was deployed from Camp Lejeune in November 2008 with the 2nd Division, 8th Marines, L Company.

He was 19 years old.

Ellie