Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Orders Flags at Capitol Complex and in McKean County to Fly at Half-Staff on July 28 in Honor of Staff Sgt. Kenneth VanGiesen

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags in the Capitol Complex and at commonwealth facilities in McKean County to fly at half-staff on Thursday, July 28 in honor of Staff Sgt. Kenneth VanGiesen, of Kane.

VanGiesen, 30, 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, Sgt. Brian Mowery, 49, of Halifax.

VanGiesen's memorial service will be held Thursday at Kane Area High School. He was a 1999 graduate of the school.

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SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor