The University of Massachusetts Amherst

Flags Lowered to Honor Lynn Soldier

U.S. flag

Gov. Charlie Baker has ordered that the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flags be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset at all state buildings on Monday, Jan. 25, the day of interment, in honor of Staff Sergeant James Lynch Wento, US Army, a native of Lynn, who passed away on Jan. 5, 2021 in South Korea.