Governor Orders Flags at Half-Staff in Memory of Oregon Soldier

(SALEM) - Governor Kulongoski has ordered all flags at public institutions to be flown at half-staff on Monday, in memory of Private Brett A. Walton, of Hillsboro. Walton, 37, died April 9th in Baghdad, Iraq.

He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division in Fort Carson, Colorado. “Private Walton had an unsurpassed vision and commitment to serving our country and our state,” said Governor Kulongoski. “He was the ultimate humanitarian who will always be remembered by his community for his love of country, compassionate heart, and dedication to making the world a more peaceful place.”

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Albert Marnell April 24, 2007 11:17 am (Pacific time)

Coulter,
You know nothing of politics and global policy steering and certainly your sources of information must come from the daily rag or the tube.

Coulter April 23, 2007 3:00 pm (Pacific time)

Wrongo! The democrats are far and away utterly evil in their criminal ways.

Albert Marnell April 23, 2007 9:30 am (Pacific time)

Dems or Repub, they are all the same for the most part. These are unimportant things you mention. The fact is that both parties are complicit in war crimes and expansionism. It is the same old military, industrial, congressional complex story.

Coulter April 23, 2007 7:36 am (Pacific time)

Oregonis reallu getting short-changed with this buffoon-idiot governor, who definately should be investigated by a special prosecutor. He's always on a publicity movement to feed his maniac ego. Since Teddy Kennedy walked away from a dead girl with only a wrist slap (which was knocked down to a mild talking-to, plus time served: zero), Democrats have apparently become a protected class in America, immune from criminal prosecution no matter what they do. As a result, Democrats have run wild, accepting bribes, destroying classified information, lying under oath, molesting interns, driving under the influence, obstructing justice and engaging in sex with underage girls (Neil Goldschmidt admitted to this!), among other things.

Albert Marnell April 21, 2007 7:43 pm (Pacific time)

Condolence to the family and friends.

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