Governor Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Friday in honor of a Kentucky marine who died while on active duty.
According to the governor’s office, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rollie Brandon Pennington of Louisville died on April 9. Pennington was an Infantry Weapons Officer with the 2nd Battalion 24th Marine Regiment of the 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, based out of Ft. Sheridan, Illinois.
Services for Chief Warrant Officer Pennington will be held Friday at Ratterman & Sons Funeral Home in Bardstown. Interment will follow at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff.
Governor Beshear encourages all individuals, businesses, organizations and government agencies to join in this tribute.
