SSgt Bonacasa Family Selected as Special Guests of Rep. Lee Zeldin for State of the Union

Washington, DC – Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, C – NY-1) announced today that he has selected Deborah Bonacasa, wife of deceased Staff Sergeant Louis Bonacasa, and the parents of Staff Sergeant Louis Bonacasa, to be his guests at the President’s final State of the Union address tomorrow, Tuesday, January 12. First Congressional District resident, Staff Sergeant Louis Bonacasa, from Coram, New York, was fatally injured during a suicide bombing near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan that killed six U.S. service members on December 21, 2015. 

Members of Congress normally receive one gallery ticket to the State of the Union for a guest. Congressman Zeldin was able to secure two additional gallery tickets from Speaker of the House Paul Ryan so that SSgt Bonacasa’s parents could attend as well.

“It is the greatest honor to invite the family of Staff Sergeant Louis Bonacasa of Coram as my guests for the 2016 State of the Union address. Serving his final tour abroad, Staff Sergeant Bonacasa was a true American hero, and I cannot think of a greater way to honor his sacrifice to our nation. On behalf of all the residents of the First Congressional District, I would like to thank Staff Sergeant Bonacasa for his dedication and sacrifice to our country, and welcome his family to Washington, DC.”