Post date: Sep 30, 2013 7:33:33 PM
DENVER — Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today ordered flags be lowered to half-staff statewide on all public buildings on Wednesday, Oct. 2, in honor of Army Staff Sgt. Liam Nevins of Denver. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset.
Nevins was killed Sept. 21, 2013, in Logar Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He died of injuries sustained in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, from small arms fire. Nevins was assigned to B Company, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Army National Guard, Watkins, Colo.
A private funeral will take place Wednesday.