GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s governor is honoring a soldier who died when the military truck in which he was riding crashed during training in Hawaii. ADVERTISING GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s governor is honoring a soldier who
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s governor is honoring a soldier who died when the military truck in which he was riding crashed during training in Hawaii.
Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff Thursday on all state buildings and within the state Capitol complex in honor of 36-year-old U.S. Army Sgt. Terrence Hinton, who died May 14.
Hinton was a passenger in a tractor-trailer truck that crashed through a guardrail at the intersection of Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Saddle Road) and Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190) in West Hawaii.
A native of Grand Rapids, Mich., Hinton served as a motor transport operator. He enlisted in the Army in 2009 and previously served at Fort Campbell, Ken., moving to Hawaii in 2016.
Hinton also deployed twice to the Middle East, to Afghanistan in 2010 and Kuwait in 2014, a total of 21 months.
Snyder says in a statement that Hinton “dedicated his life to protecting our country and will be remembered for his bravery and sacrifice.”
A service in Hinton’s honor is scheduled for today in Grand Rapids.
