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Governor Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all Kentucky state buildings to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, March 27, to honor a fallen soldier from Glendale.
The order is in memory of Staff Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, who died on March 8 from injuries he suffered during an enemy attack on March 1 at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, according to a governor press release. He was assigned to the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, at Fort Carson, Colorado.
Pennington was posthumously promoted to staff sergeant, according to the release.
A memorial service honoring his life and service was held Saturday at Central Hardin High School, where the community gathered to pay tribute. Inurnment of Pennington’s remains at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff is scheduled for Friday in a private ceremony, according to the release.
The governor’s office says individuals, businesses and organizations throughout the commonwealth are encouraged to join in the tribute by lowering flags to half-staff alongside state buildings.
Key Facts
– Gov. Andy Beshear ordered flags on all Kentucky state buildings to half-staff Friday, March 27
– The tribute honors Staff Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky
– Pennington died March 8 from injuries sustained in a March 1 enemy attack at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia
– He was supporting Operation Epic Fury and assigned to the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, at Fort Carson, Colorado
– Inurnment will take place Friday at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff in a private ceremony
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