In remembrance and honor of United States Army Captain John “Jay” R. Brainard, III, Governor Paul LePage has directed that the United States flag and the State of Maine flag be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Sat., June 16.
Capt. Brainard, 26, died May 28 in Afghanistan. He was an active duty helicopter pilot assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. He was a 2004 graduate of Foxcroft Academy and a 2008 graduate of the University of Maine.