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Staten Island Soldier, 24, Killed In Overseas Insurgents Attack
By: Amanda Farinacci
A close-knit Staten Island community is mourning the loss of one of their own, a soldier killed in the line of duty earlier this week. NY1's Amanda Farinacci filed the following report.
Burbank Avenue is a quiet, tree-lined street. American flags wave outside nearly every home, sprinkling the landscape with patriotism.
Early Friday morning, a family friend came to lower the flag outside the home of Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis, a tribute to the fallen soldier who died in Afghanistan Wednesday.
The family friend didn't want to talk on camera about the death of the 24-year-old, but a neighbor, Joey Misiti, did.
Read more at http://www.ny1.com/content/news/187996/staten-island-soldier--24--killed-in-overseas-insurgents-attack
