Question: why is the flag at half mast today in idaho 2019?
Answer: Governor Otter ordered the flags lowered in honor of slain U.S. Marine Kenneth Cochran from Wilder. Flags will be lowered to half-staff from dawn to dusk Monday at all state office buildings in Idaho. The 20-year-old Lance Corporal who was killed Jan. 15 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.