(AP) -- LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Jennifer Granholm has ordered that U.S. flags in Michigan be flown at half-staff to honor a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan.
Flags should be lowered Tuesday for Army Cpl. Nicholas R. Roush of Middleville. The 22-year-old died Aug. 16 from injuries sustained in Herat when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Roush was assigned to the 1st Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, N.C.
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