Banshee Troop Visits Shelter Island to Honor Lt. Joseph Theinert

Soldiers from Lt. Joseph Theinert's platoon came to Shelter Island on Thursday, May 19, 2011 and were afforded a well deserved heroes homecomingin honor of thier fallen brother Lt. Theinert, the 24-year-old Shelter Island nativewho fought with the Banshee Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Calvary Battalion of the 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, before he died last June while on foot patrol in Afghanistan — the first serviceman from the Island to be killed in combat since the Vietnam War.

Members of the Freedom Riders Motorcycle Club escorted the soldiers from Fort Drum upstate via County Road 39 to Montauk Highway and passed through Water Mill, Bridgehampton and Sag Harbor. They then rode across the Jordan Hearter Veterans Memorial bridge and travel through North Haven to the South Ferry named for Lt. Joseph Theinert. A heroes welcome awaited them on Shelter Island. Video by Kevin Gray.

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