Jackie L. Diener II

A LIFE REMEMBERED

We speak the name.

Army Pvt. Jackie L. Diener II died Nov. 21 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by enemy small-arms fire. N.Y. lowers flags for fallen Drum soldier The Associated Press BOYNE CITY, Mich. &mdash New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered flags in his state lowered for a soldier from northern Michigan who was killed in Afghanistan. Army Pvt. Jackie L. Diener II, 20, of Boyne City was based at Fort Drum, N.Y. Cuomo said flags should be lowered Nov. 29 in his honor. The Pentagon said Diener died Nov. 21 in Kandahar province after insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Diener was part of 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. Diener enlisted in March and was deployed to Afghanistan in September, according to WWTV/WWUP. He was a 2009 graduate of Boyne City High School.