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Flags Flying At Half-Staff In Honor Of Md. Soldier

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Flags around the state of Maryland are being flown at half-staff in honor of a Maryland man who died while serving in Afghanistan.

Flags will be flown at half-staff Tuesday in honor of Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler, 24, of Westminster.

Seidler died Jan. 5 in Afghanistan when a vehicle he was riding in was struck by an improvised explosive device.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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