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Updated: 12:54 PM Aug 27, 2008
Flags to be lowered Friday for Staff Sgt. Kristopher Dan Rodgers
Lansing, MI Today Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm ordered flags in Michigan to be lowered to half-staff on Friday in honor of fallen Army Staff Sergeant Kristopher Dan Rodgers.
Posted: 12:50 PM Aug 27, 2008 |
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Today Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm ordered flags in Michigan to be lowered to half-staff on Friday in honor of fallen Army Staff Sergeant Kristopher Dan Rodgers.
Rodgers, 29, died August 16 when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle.
He was just starting his second tour of duty overseas when the attack happened.
Visitation for Rodgers is Thursday, August 28, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 2:00 – 4:00 and 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Hackman Family Funeral Homes in Sturgis, Michigan.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Sturgis Wesleyan Church.
Military rites will take place after the funeral at the Lakeland Football Stadium in LaGrange.

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