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Flags lowered as Highlands Ranch GI killed in Afghanistan laid to rest

By | 11.21.08 | 5:30 pm

Across the state, flags flew at half staff by order of the governor to honor a Highlands Ranch man who died last week while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan and was buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver on Friday. Sgt. Jonnie Stiles, 38, was killed on Nov. 13 when a bomb exploded near his vehicle during a patrol in Jalalabad.

Follow up: Out-of-state soldiers worked Dem convention

By | 09.15.08 | 11:12 am

Soldiers from as far away as Georgia were stationed in Denver during the Democratic National Convention according to new information released by military officials.