WY State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for Jonn Edmunds
October 19, 2026
Army Specialist Jonn Edmunds of Cheyenne, Wyoming, a 20-year-old Ranger with the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, was among the first American service members killed in the war on terrorism after September 11, 2001. He died on October 19, 2001, when his Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Pakistan during early operations connected to the war in Afghanistan. October 19, 2026 marks 25 years since his death. Wyoming's Governor ordered flags lowered in his memory.
Flag protocol
Fly the U. S. and Wyoming flags at half-staff on Monday, October 19, 2026, from sunrise to sunset.