LANSING (AP) – U.S. flags in Michigan will be lowered Friday in honor of a Marine who died in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Sprovtsoff was killed last month during combat operations in Helmand province.
The 28-year-old Sprovtsoff of Davison, about 50 miles north of Detroit, had spent a decade in the Marines.
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READ MORE: Woman Found Dead On Sidewalk In Macomb TownshipHe is survived by his wife, Tasha, and a daughter, Lanie.
A memorial is scheduled Sunday at the VFW Post 4087 in Davison Township.
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