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Post by TonyV on Sept 10, 2010 14:36:34 GMT -5
Hello, I would like to bring your attention on a new post published on the UAWLAP.org Site. Details of the post follow. In Solidarity, Steven M. Stone Governor Beshear Orders Flags to Half-staff on Sept. 10 FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 9, 2010) – Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 in honor of a Fort Campbell soldier who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. According to the Department of Defense, Spc. Andrew J. Castro, 20, of Westlake Village, Calif., died Aug. 28 at Paktika, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. Funeral services for Spc. Castro will be held on Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. Pacific time at St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Westlake Village, Calif. Burial services will immediately follow at the Garden of Valor at Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village. 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. Submitted by: Jack Giralico Link to the post: uawlap.org/building-chairpersons-report/governor-beshear-orders-flags-to-half-staff-on-sept-10.phpLink to UAWLAP.org: uawlap.org
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