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Reynolds Orders Flags Half-Staff Friday For Marine Killed in Afghanistan

By Mandy Billings Sep 16, 2021 | 3:49 PM

(Des Moines, IA) — Flags will be flying at half-staff across Iowa Friday in honor of a Marine from Red Oak who was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. Twenty-three-year-old Corporal Daegan William-Tyeler Page and 12 other US service members were killed in the August 26th ISIS attack near the Kabul airport. Governor Kim Reynolds said in her order, “I join with Iowans and the nation in honoring the selfless and dedicated service of Cpl. Daegan Page who was taken much too soon. His sacrifice will serve as a constant reminder that the freedoms and liberties we enjoy as a country come at a heavy cost.” Page grew up in Red Oak and went to high school in Omaha. The Purple Heart recipient will be buried tomorrow with full military honors in Omaha.

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Class 3A, District 6 Atlantic 36, Greene County 13 Harlan 55, Perry 7 Carroll 48, Creston 11 Class 2A, District 2 Kuemper Catholic 51, Estherville Lincoln Central 7 OABCIG 33, Okoboji 7 Spirit Lake 21...