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| November 21, 2005 |
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Governor Orders Flags to Be Flown at Half-Staff in Memory of Oregon Soldier
Flags to be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, November 23 in honor of Lance Corporal Tyler Troyer
(Salem, OR) – Today Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski also asked that all flags at public institutions be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, November 23, 2005 in memory of Lance Corporal Tyler Troyer, 21, of Tangent, Oregon.
Lance Corporal Troyer was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine G Company and was killed on Saturday, November 19th while on patrol near Fallujah, Iraq.
“Lance Corporal Troyer served his nation with pride and honor,” Governor Ted Kulongoski said. “This loss reminds us of how much we have to be thankful for. On behalf of all of Oregon, my thoughts and prayers go out to the Troyer family and friends.”
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