Governor Corbett Orders Flags at Capitol and in Clarion County to Fly at Half-Staff on June 16 in Honor of Sgt. Joseph Garrison

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags in the Capitol Complex and at commonwealth facilities in Clarion County to be flown at half-staff on Thursday, June 16 in honor of U.S. Marine Sgt. Joseph M. Garrison, formerly of New Bethlehem.

Sgt. Garrison, 27, was killed in combat in Afghanistan on June 6. His funeral will be held Thursday.

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SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor