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Governor Steve Beshear's Communications Office
Governor Beshear Orders Flags to Half-staff on June 8
FRANKFORT, Ky.– Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on June 8, 2011, in honor of a Fort Campbell soldier who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
According to the Department of Defense, Pfc. Anthony M. Nunn, 19, of Burnet, Texas, died May 30 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Funeral services for Pfc. Nunn will be held June 8 at 10 a.m. Central time at Hill Country Fellowship Church in Burnet, Texas. Burial services will immediately follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas, Texas. 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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