Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Orders Flags at Capitol and in Luzerne County to Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Spc. Dale J. Kridlo

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags in the Capitol Complex and at commonwealth facilities in Luzerne County to be flown at half-staff in honor of U.S. Army Spc. Dale J. Kridlo, of Hughestown.

Authorities said Spc. Kridlo, 33, was one of two soldiers killed Nov. 7 during combat in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Flags will remain at half-staff through interment.

Media contact: Gary Tuma, 717-783-1116

SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor