BROOKFIELD, WI (WSAU) Flags in Wisconsin are being ordered flown at half-staff on Saturday to honor Army Staff Sergeant Matthew Thompson. He was killed eby a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on August 23.
Governor Walker issued the flag-lowering order yesterday.
Thompson was a Brookfield native and graduated in 2006 from Brookfield Central High School. He and his wife were living in Washington state. He still has family members in Wisconsin. A memorial will be held for him in his hometown on Saturday.
The MetroSource news wire contributed to this report.