Governor Corbett Orders Flags at Capitol Complex and in Dauphin County to Fly at Half-Staff on Aug. 2 in Honor of Sgt. Brian Mowery

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags in the Capitol Complex and at commonwealth facilities in Dauphin County to fly at half-staff on Tuesday, Aug. 2 in honor of Sgt. Brian Mowery, of Halifax.

Mowery, 49, was one of three Pennsylvania Army National Guard members killed on July 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated on their convoy outside of Bagram, Afghanistan. The other men killed were Sgt. Edward Koehler, 47, of Lebanon, and Staff Sgt. Kenneth VanGiesen, 30, of Kane.

Sgt. Mowery's funeral will be held Tuesday at Fort Indiantown Gap.

Media contact: Kevin Harley, 717-783-1116

SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor