Flags lowered Thursday for Longview soldier

KNKX Public Radio | By The Associated Press

Published January 4, 2012 at 9:12 AM PST

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows 21-year-old Spc. Mikayla A. Bragg of Longview, Wash.

LONGVIEW, Wash. — Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at state buildings be lowered to half-staff Thursday in memory of a Longview soldier who died Dec. 20 while serving in Afghanistan.

A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Kelso Eagles for 21-year-old Mikayla A. Bragg.

The Army specialist was shot while on guard duty. A military memorial service was held Dec. 29 at Fort Knox, Ky.

The Daily News reports Bragg's father and stepmother, Steven and Amber Bragg, live in Longview. Her mother, Sheyanne Baker, lives in Shelton.

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