Gov. Brown orders flags to half-staff for Bob Maxwell

Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of the nation’s oldest Medal of Honor recipient and longtime Bend resident Robert (Bob) Maxwell, who died on May 11.

Flags should be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, the date of Maxwell’s memorial service at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond.

” I had the honor of spending some time with Bob a few years back, and learned firsthand about his experiences in the war. He was a true hero, ” Brown said. ” I’m in awe of, and grateful for, his service to our nation. ”