Half-Staff Pennsylvania Flags – Honoring Charles Barnes
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012American Flags and Pennsylvania Flags to fly at half-staff Wednesday, May 2nd at the Capitol Complex and in Lehigh County in honor of US Army Captain Charles Barnes.
According to the office of the governor:
Capt. Barnes was listed as missing in action after contact was lost with his aircraft in Vietnam on March 16, 1969. The U.S. Department of Defense recently
announced that his remains had been identified. Capt. Barnes will be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.