Flags flown at half-staff for soldiers
Flags will be lowered to half-staff Wednesday, Nov. 17, through Friday, Nov. 19, in honor of three servicemen killed in Iraq. Lance Corporal Justin D. (J.D.) Reppuhn, 20, of Hemlock, Mich., was killed by an explosion as he fought his way into Fallujah, Iraq, on Thursday, Nov. 11. He fought in the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force of the U.S. Marine Corps. Private First Class Dennis Miller, Jr., 21, of LaSalle, Mich., was also killed Thursday, Nov. 11, while serving near Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. Lance Corporal Justin M. Ellsworth, 20, of Mount Pleasant, Mich., died Saturday, Nov. 13, as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He served with Combat Support Service Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force of the U.S. Marine Corps. All flags will return to full staff at the close of business on Friday.