Corporal Christopher Bordoni died three months after suffering injuries in Afghanistan
Marine Corporal Christopher Bordoni
ITHACA -- An Honor Guard will welcome the body of Ithaca Marine Corporal Christopher Bordoni to Syracuse's Hancock Airport Tuesday evening at approximately 6:00 pm.
Organizers of the processional are encouraging people to line the route in the Syracuse area, but also in Ithaca near the Bangs Funeral Home.
The procession will leave Hancock International Airport in Syracuse at approximately 6:15. It will proceed along the following route:
Route 81 South to the Ithaca/Cortland Exit and Route 281. Route 281 South to Route 13. Route 13 South through Cortland, Dryden, Ithaca to the Stewart Park Exit in the City of Ithaca. The procession will continue south on Cayuga Street to Seneca Street, west, to Plain Street, south, to Green Street, east, completing the journey at Bangs Funeral Home.
People who wish to pay their respects to Corporal Bordoni are encouraged to line the non-highway portions of this route to show your support.
Calling hours for Marine Corporal Christopher Bordoni will be held Wednesday from 2-7 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church on North Geneva Street in Ithaca. His funeral will be held Thursday morning. Corporal Bordoni will then be buried privately at Calvary Cemetery.
Bordoni's mother-in-law tells the Ithaca Journal he died last Tuesday night at the San Antonio Military Medical Center. The 21-year-old had been in critical condition at the Texas hospital after being injured Jan. 18 in Helmand province. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force based at Camp Lejune, North Carolina.
"I join with all New Yorkers in mourning the loss of Corporal Bordoni," said Governor Cuomo. "We will forever honor the service and sacrifice of this New York Marine. I send my deepest condolences to his family, friends, and fellow Marines."
Corporal Bordoni grew up in the Ithaca area and graduated from Ithaca High School. His mother lives in the nearby village of Lansing and his father lives in the town of Ithaca.
Bordoni was wounded when a suicide bomber attacked his patrol. His family says it was his second tour in Afghanistan.
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