Gov. Beshear orders flags at half-staff to honor fallen Fort Campbell soldier

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMSV) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff on Saturday in honor of a Fort Campbell soldier who was among nine killed in a military helicopter crash in March.

Flags will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Saturday, May 27 to honor Joshua Caleb Gore, 25, of Morehead City, North Carolina. Gore died March 29 when his HH60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Trigg County, Kentucky, during a routine training mission. Gore and eight others were killed during the crash.

Gore was assigned to the 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell.

Gore’s family will honor his life at a private service on Saturday.