Flags to be lowered for slain Granger soldier

Published 2:18 pm Friday, January 14, 2011

OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at Washington state buildings be lowered to half-staff 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.