Mike Ehredt places a flag in memory of James Riekena, the 3,018th American soldier to die in Iraq, at milepost 11 along Highway 287 near Rawlins, Wyo., last week. I’ve never been to Iraq.

BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho Governor Brad Little has ordered both the U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff to honor 36-year-old Post Falls Police Officer Nicholas McDaniel, who died of a heart ...