Flags to fly half-staff to honor Poplar Bluff soldier

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered that the U.S. and Missouri flags at state buildings in all 114 counties and the City of St. Louis be flown at half-staff on Saturday, Dec. 14 to honor the bravery and sacrifice of Staff Sgt. Eric W. Summers. Staff Sgt. Summers, age 32, of Poplar Bluff, was a United States Marine who died on Nov. 13 while serving his country at Camp Pendleton, California.