Arnold Schwarzenegger
California State Governor

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the death of Spc. Diego A. Solorzanovaldovinos of Huntington Park, CA:

“Specialist Diego Solorzanovaldovinos made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom. Maria and I are grateful for his service and deeply saddened by the loss of his life. As they remember and mourn the passing of this courageous soldier, our thoughts and prayers go out to all of Diego’s family, friends and fellow service members.”

Solorzanovaldovinos, 24, died October 29 in Landstuhl, Germany of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit on October 27 with small arms fire in the Yahya Khel district in Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY.

In honor of Spc. Solorzanovaldovinos, Capitol flags will be flown at half-staff.