LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered the U.S. and Michigan flags to be displayed half-staff on Monday, August 5th, to honor the service of fallen soldier Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kevin Sullivan.
The 34 year old Canton native was killed during a training exercise at Fort Pickett Virginia when a large tree fell during severe weather.
Sullivan grew up in Canton, Michigan, and graduated from Detroit Catholic Central where he played on two state champion football teams. He graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in history and geography.
After high school, he enlisted in the Army and completed basic training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. He served two tours of duty in the Middle East, at Baghdad’s Camp Liberty, with Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2006 through 2008, and in Kuwait, with Operation Enduring Freedom from 2016 through 2017. He continued in the Army Reserves when not on active duty.
He is survived by his parents, sister, and fiancée.
