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Friday, July 2, 2010

KY – Staff Sgt. Brandon M. Silk

Governor Beshear Orders Flags to Half-staff on July 2
Press Release Date: Thursday, July 01, 2010
Contact Information: Kerri Richardson
Jill Midkiff
502-564-2611

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on Friday, July 2, 2010 in honor of a Fort Campbell soldier who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

According to the Department of Defense, Staff Sgt. Brandon M. Silk, 25, of Orono, Maine, died June 21 of injuries sustained when the helicopter in which he was travelling made a hard landing. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Funeral services for Staff Sgt. Silk will be held on July 2 at 10 a.m. Eastern time at United Baptist Church in Old Town, Maine. Burial services will immediately follow at Lawndale Cemetery in Old Town. 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.

Source: governor.ky.gov/pressrelease.htm?PostingGUID={00DA9AA1-D554-...