Press Release- May 31, 2007
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2007
Contact:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370
GOV. RITTER DIRECTS FLAGS LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF FRIDAY & SATURDAY IN HONOR OF SGT. WALSH
Gov. Bill Ritter today directed that Colorado and U.S. flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff on Friday and Saturday to honor Marine Sgt. Nicholas R. Walsh.
Sgt. Walsh, 26, died in Fallujah, Iraq, on May 26 as a result of sniper fire. A vigil service is scheduled for Friday and a funeral Mass scheduled for Saturday in Fort Collins.