Attention Colorado Flag Flyers- Half Mast Alert

Governor Ritter has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff Wednesday in honor of two fallen soldiers. All state and federal buildings will fly at half-staff in memory of 25-year-old Sgt. Aaron B. Cruttenden and 33-year-old Spc. Dale J. Kridlo. Sgt. Cruttenden and Spc. Kridlo were killed in action November 7 when their dismounted patrol encountered small arms fire while in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. A funeral service for Sgt. Cruttenden will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Hotchkiss Community United Methodist Church in Hotchkiss, Colorado. A funeral for Spc. Kridlo will be held Wednesday at St. John Evangelist Church in Pittstown, Pennsylvania. Spc. Kridlo’s wife and daughters live in Ft. Collins, where the girls also attend school.