Friends and family members waved American flags Wednesday night as a local veteran returned home for the last time.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Kory Wade, a 2008 graduate of Red Jacket High School, grew up in the Manchester-Shortsville area. He died in a training mission while on a jet ski retrieving paratroopers.
Wade was escorted back to Ontario County by veterans, first responders, and the Patriot Guard. Prior to his arrival home, a memorial service was held in Arizona.
Friends and family will remember him at a gathering on July 5th at the Red Jacket High School auditorium.
Dozens of neighbors and friends are waiting for the arrival of Staff Sgt. Kory Wade. He’s a local airman from the Manchester-Shortsville area.
He was killed during a training session in Arizona. He is being escorted back home. @news10nbc pic.twitter.com/lLQn0BxFzH— Marsha Augustin (@MarshaA_TV) June 29, 2023
