Ducey orders flags at half-staff to honor Arizona native killed in Iraq
Sep 7, 2018, 11:53 AM | Updated: 11:57 am
(U.S. Army Photo)
(U.S. Army Photo)
PHOENIX — Flags at state buildings across Arizona will be lowered on Friday to honor a U.S. soldier from Phoenix who died from injuries sustained in a helicopter crash in Iraq last month.
Gov. Doug Ducey announced in a tweet that flags would be set at half-staff to honor Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor J. Galvin on the day of his funeral.
Flags are lowered at all state buildings today to honor the life Chief Warrant Officer Galvin. As a brave soldier, he made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of his country. We mourn his loss and remain grateful for his service. https://t.co/QyiiJb4Cop
— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) September 7, 2018
“As a brave soldier, he made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of his country. We mourn his loss and remain grateful for his service,” the tweet read.
The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset, which was expected to come around 6:45 p.m.
Galvin, 34, was killed Aug. 20 after the helicopter he was in crashed in the northern Iraqi city of Sinjar, according to the Department of Defense. Three other soldiers were injured in the crash.
The Pentagon provided no details about the helicopter crash, although officials had said that there were no indication that it was caused by hostile fire. The crash was under investigation.
Galvin was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The elite airborne unit, known as Night Stalkers, worked with the Army’s Delta Force and Navy SEALs, according to Military.com.
