Governor Rick Snyder has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff today, in honor of Army Private First Class Shane Cantu of Corunna. He died August 28th in Afghanistan, at age 20.
Cantu was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal and the Army Good Conduct Medal.
Cantu was a 2010 graduate of Corunna High School, where he was a three-year starter on the school's football team. He served in Germany and Italy prior to being stationed in Afghanistan.
A funeral service for Cantu will be held this evening at 5pm, at Corunna High School's Nick Annese Field.
Flags return to full-staff on Wednesday. They remain lowered tomorrow in honor of Patriot Day.