Flags at half staff honor fallen Marine

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) A U.S. Marine Corps carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Capt. Matthew J. Tomkiewicz of Allen, Ind., during a casualty return, Friday, March 25, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base. According to the Department of Defense, Tomkiewicz died March 18, in an Osprey crash during a NATO exercise in Norway.

INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff statewide to honor the life and sacrifice of U.S. Marine Corp. Capt. Matthew Tomkiewicz of Fort Wayne.

Captain Matthew Tomkiewicz died in the line of duty while taking part in NATO military exercises in Norway.

Flags should be flown at half-staff sunrise until sunset on Sunday. Holcomb is asking businesses and residents in Indiana to lower their flags.