Flags in Michigan lowered to half-staff honoring soldier killed in training accident Staff Sergeant Troy Knutson-Collins died in training accident in Lithuania
This combination of images shows from left, Army Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam, Army Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, Calif., Army Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., 25, of Joliet, Ill., and Army Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, 28, of Battle Creek, Mich., who were killed in a training accident near Pabrad, Lithuania, in March 2025. (Department of Defense via AP) (Uncredited)
Flags will be lowered to half-staff Friday to honor a Michigan soldier who died during a training accident.
Army Staff Sergeant Troy Knutson-Collins, 28, died during an accident in Lithuania . Three other soldiers were also killed in the accident.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer praised Knutson-Collins, calling him a fierce friend and proud son who dedicated his life to serving the country.
The Battle Creek native joined the Army in 2018 and served as an artillery mechanic.
Flags will return to full staff on May 3.
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