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Governor Steve Beshear's Communications Office
Governor Beshear Orders Flags to Half-staff on Dec. 29
FRANKFORT, Ky.– Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 in honor of a Fort Campbell soldier who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
According to the Department of Defense, Cpl. Sean M. Collins, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii died Dec. 12 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Funeral services for Cpl. Collins will be held on Dec. 29 at 11 a.m. Pacific time at St. Columbus Catholic Church in Yelm, Wash. Burial services will follow at 12:30 p.m. Pacific time at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Wash. 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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