A Kentucky native soldier has died in Afghanistan.
According to the Department of Defense, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Scout, 34, of Worthville Kentucky, died July 13 in Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with rifle, rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Governor Steve Beshear will order that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on the day of Staff Sgt. Stout’s interment for which arrangements are pending.