By Staff
LANSING – Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm Friday ordered U.S. flags throughout Michigan and on state waters lowered in honor of two Michigan servicemen who died while on active duty in Baghdad, Iraq.
Flags should be lowered on:
Monday, Jan. 5, for Army Staff Sgt. Christopher G. Smith, 28, of Grand Rapids, a cannon crewmaster serving his second tour of duty in Iraq.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Tuesday, Jan. 6, for Army Specialist Stephen M. Okray, 21, of St. Clair Shores, who was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Flags should return to full-staff on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
Both Sgt. Smith and Spc. Okray died on Dec. 24 from injuries sustained when the armored vehicle they were in plummeted into a canal when a bridge gave way in Baghdad.