LANSING —
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley ordered U.S. flags to be lowered today in honor of Army Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Leach.
Leach, of Ferndale, died June 26 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1/334th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 104th Training Division (Leader Training) in Fraser.
Leach joined the Army in 2003 and served on active duty with two deployments to Iraq. He joined the Army Reserve in 2008 and was on his first deployment to Afghanistan when he died.
Flags should be returned to full-staff on Thursday.
Michigan
July 11, 2012
Flags lowered to honor soldier
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