Governor Orders Flags at Half-Staff in Memory of Two Fallen Soldiers

"Oregon will long remember these two soldiers who died valiantly for our country," said Kulongoski.

Salem-News.com

(SALEM, Ore. ) - Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has ordered all flags at public institutions to be flown at half-staff on Friday and Saturday to honor two fallen soldiers.

Lance Cpl. Steven Stacy, 22, of Coos Bay, died in Karma, Iraq on July 5th.

Stacy was a member of the 3rd battalion 1st Marine Regimen, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force based out of Camp Pendleton, California.

Cpl. Michelle Ring, 24, died in Baghdad, Iraq on July 5th.

Ring was a member of the 92nd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade based out of Ft. Benning, Georgia.

"Oregon will long remember these two soldiers who died valiantly for our country," said Kulongoski. "They will be missed but their memory will always live on in the hearts and minds of Oregonians across the state for their selfless service to our state and nation."

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I'm sorry to the family and for the deaths of these Oregonians. They are not forgotten.

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