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Governor Chet Culver has ordered all flags at half-staff Friday to honor a fallen soldier from Iowa. 28 year old U.S. Army Captain Daniel Whitten was killed when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. Captain Whitten was a 1999 graduate of Johnston High School, and a 2004 graduate of West Point Military Academy. The governor’s directive applies to flags at all government buildings. Anyone who flies a U.S. or Iowa State Flag is encouraged to do so at half staff on Friday.