Maine Governor Orders Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff on April 24
April 22, 2008 -- AUGUSTA – In remembrance and honor of Spc. William Charles Koelsch III, Governor John E. Baldacci has directed that the United States flag and the State of Maine flag be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Thursday, April 24, 2008.
Spc. Koelsch died in a training accident at Fort Polk, Louisiana, earlier this month. He served with the 509th Infantry (Airborne).
Visiting hours for Spc. Koelsch are from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, April 23 and a funeral service is planned for 11 a.m., Thursday, April 24. The visiting hours and the funeral service will be held at Lary Funeral Home, 31 Elm Street in Milo.
Source: Maine Governor
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