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.