(Des Moines, Iowa) — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered flags to fly at half-staff across the State, Friday, in honor of a Marine from Red Oak who was killed last month during a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. Twenty-three-year-old Corporal Daegan William-Tyeler Page and 12 other US service members were killed in the August 26th ISIS attack near the Kabul airport.

Daegan Page. (Photo from the FB memorial page.)

The order calls for the flags to be lowered from sunrise to sunset on Friday, September 17. Reynolds says flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building, all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties, and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly flags at the same time as a sign of respect.

Governor Kim Reynolds said in her order, “I join with Iowans and the nation in honoring the selfless and dedicated service of Cpl. Daegan Page who was taken much too soon. His sacrifice will serve as a constant reminder that the freedoms and liberties we enjoy as a country come at a heavy cost.” Page grew up in Red Oak and went to high school in Omaha. The Purple Heart recipient will be buried tomorrow with full military honors in Omaha.