Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Friday, June 27, in memory of a Fort Campbell soldier who died in a training incident. The decorated soldier is from Woodlawn and formerly of Union City in Obion County.
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Dustin Kelly Wright, 40, of Woodlawn, Tennessee, died as a result of injuries from an AH-64 Apache helicopter training incident at Fort Campbell Wednesday, June 11.
CWO Wright was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
Wright will be interred at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville Friday.
Gov. Beshear encourages all individuals, businesses, organizations and government agencies to join in this tribute.