Army 1st Lt. Daniel Farkas

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Army 1st Lt. Daniel Farkas, 42, of Brooklyn, N.Y.

1st Lt. Farkas was assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Syracuse, N.Y.; died July 4, 2008 of injuries sustained from a non-hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan (Camp Phoenix).

The NYPD is mourning the loss of a former lieutenant who died in Kabul, Afghanistan Friday, July 4th in what the military is calling a "non-hostile incident."

The United States military reported Monday that First Lieutenant Daniel Farkas was killed at Camp Phoenix in Kabul. His death is under investigation.

The 42-year-old National Guard officer was a member 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and had received many medals for his service.

The flag on top of the 112th Precinct stationhouse in Queens is being flown at half-staff and purple bunting hangs above the entrance in memory of the decorated lieutenant.

Farkas was a 20-year veteran of the NYPD who responded to the World Trade Center attacks on September 11th, 2001.

He lived in Brooklyn.

Army 1st Lt. Daniel Farkas was killed in a non-combat incident on 7/04/08.