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Governor Steve Beshear's Communications Office
Governor Beshear Recognizes Sacrifice of Five Fort Campbell Casualties
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Steve Beshear today recognized the sacrifice of five Fort Campbell soldiers who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
According to the Department of Defense, the following soldiers died in a helicopter crash Sept. 21 during combat operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom:
- Maj. Robert F. Baldwin, 39, of Muscatine, Iowa;
- Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Wagstaff, 34, of Orem, Utah;
- Chief Warrant Officer Jonah D. McClellan, 26, of St. Louis Park, Minn.;
- Staff Sgt. Joshua D. Powell, 25, of Pleasant Plains, Ill.; and
- Sgt. Marvin R. Calhoun Jr., 23, of Elkhart, Ind.
All soldiers were assigned to 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. Baldwin was assigned to the brigade headquarters; Wagstaff, McClellan and Calhoun were assigned to the 5th Battalion; and Powell was assigned to the 6th Battalion.
The Governor will order that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on the day of each soldier’s interment for which arrangements are still pending.
Flag status information is available at www.governor.ky.gov/flagstatus.htm.
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