He spent nine years in the Corps, rising to the rank of gunnery sergeant, until an injury during ... the Corps needed Marines who could speak Farsi, Dari or Pashtu to help with the evacuation.

"On behalf of the people of New York, I want to express my sympathy to the family, friends, and fellow Marines of Sergeant Bradley," Cuomo said in a statement. "As we mourn the loss of this young ...