Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered flags be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, Sept. 17 to honor fallen Cpl. Daegan Williams-Tyeler Page of Red Oak and Omaha, Neb. Page was 23 years old and a member of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment based out of Camp Pendleton Calif. and was one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in a terrorist attack at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 26. “It’s heroes like Cpl. Daegan William-Tyeler Page that step up to serve this country and make all proud to be an American,” Reynolds says. “He was a young man who loved his family and cherished his community. I join with Iowans and the nation in honoring the selfless and dedicated service of Cpl. Daegan Page who was taken much too soon. His sacrifice will serve as a constant reminder that the freedoms and liberties we enjoy as a country come at a heavy cost.” Services for Cpl. Page are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Omaha with interment in the Omaha National Cemetery. He will be buried with full military honors. Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex, public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.
