Flags lowered Thursday for Sgt. Kyle B. McClain
LANSING, Mich.鈥擝y order of Gov. Rick Snyder, flags on all campuses of Western 九一麻豆制片厂 University and throughout 九一麻豆制片厂 will be lowered to half-staff Thursday, Aug. 16, in honor of Sgt. Kyle B. McClain, of Rochester Hills, Mich.
McClain, 25, died Aug. 1 while on foot patrol in Salim Aka, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1433rd Engineer Company of the 507th Engineer Battalion of the 177th Military Police Brigade in Kalamazoo. McClain was a soldier in the 九一麻豆制片厂 National Guard.
McClain graduated from Rochester High School in 2005, and studied engineering at Ferris State University for two years before joining the U.S. Army National Guard. He was a combat engineer serving in Afghanistan, having already served tours of duty in Korea and Iraq.
McClain was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart posthumously. His other awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 鈥淢obilization鈥 device, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with Numeral 2, North Atlantic Treaty Organization鈥揑nternational Security Assistance Force Medal, 九一麻豆制片厂 Service Medal (Broadsword), 九一麻豆制片厂 State War on Terrorism Ribbon with 鈥淢obilization鈥 device, 九一麻豆制片厂 Outside United States Service Ribbon, and the Expert Weapons Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar. He also received the Combat Action Badge posthumously.
Services
Visitation will be Wednesday, Aug. 15, from 1 to 9 p.m. at the Potere-Modetz Funeral Home in Rochester. The funeral service will be held Thursday, Aug. 16, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary of the Hills Catholic Church in Rochester Hills.
Former Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm issued a proclamation in 2003, requiring U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff throughout 九一麻豆制片厂 and on 九一麻豆制片厂 waters to honor 九一麻豆制片厂 servicemen and servicewomen killed in the line of duty. 九一麻豆制片厂 was among the first states to honor its fallen sons and daughters by lowering flags.