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Flags to Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Marine Corporal Daegan Page

Governor Pete Ricketts has ordered flags to fly at half-staff to honor the passing of Marine Corporal Daegan Page; through Sept. 17.

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Governor Pete Ricketts announced that all U.S. and Nebraska flags are to be flown at half-staff on Friday, Sept. 10 to honor Marine Corporal Daegan Page. Corporal Page, a graduate of Millard South High School, was killed while serving in Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021.

Flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. Flags flying at half-staff on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 will also observe Patriot Day.

Corporal Page’s body is expected to return to Omaha on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. His funeral is planned for Friday, Sept. 17, 2021.
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