OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at Washington state buildings be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday in memory of a soldier from Granger who was killed in Afghanistan.
KAPP reports the funeral for Pfc. Robert Near will be held Monday at Smith Funeral Home in Sunnyside.
The 21-year-old was a 2007 graduate of Granger High School. He was killed last week in combat.
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Information from: KAPP-TV, http://www.kapptv.com/
