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Governor Steve Beshear's Communications Office
Governor Beshear Orders Flags to Half-staff on Aug. 28
FRANKFORT, Ky.– Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010 in honor of a Kentucky native solider who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
According to the Department of Defense, Spc. Christopher S. Wright, 23, of Tollesboro, Ky., died Aug. 19 in Pech, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Air Field, Ga.
Funeral services for Spc. Wright will be held on Aug. 28 at 11 a.m. Eastern time Tollesboro Christian Church in Tollesboro, Ky. Burial services will immediately follow at East Fork Cemetery in Tollesboro. Gov. Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset that day.
Gov. Beshear encourages individuals, businesses, organizations and government agencies to join in this tribute.
Flag status information is available at www.governor.ky.gov/flagstatus.htm.
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