Governor Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Sunday in honor of a Kentucky National Guard soldier who died January 10 in El Paso, Texas.
The governor’s office says Sergeant 1st Class Johnnie Lee Patrick II died while serving on active duty as part of the Southwest Border Mission and will be interred Sunday at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Estill County. Patrick served in the Kentucky National Guard for more than two decades and was a member of the 207th Engineer Company out of Jackson.
All individuals, businesses, organizations and government agencies are encouraged to join in this tribute.
