text: WMU News - Flags lowered Monday for Mattawan man killed in Iraq
  Flags lowered Monday for Mattawan man killed in Iraq
  KALAMAZOO--By order of Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, U.S. flags on all campuses of Western Michigan University and throughout Michigan will be lowered for one day, Monday, March 26, in honor of Army Spc. James L. "Jimmy" Arnold of Mattawan, Mich., who died March 15 from injuries sustained while on active duty in Iraq.
  Spc. Arnold, age 21, died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
  Arnold was a 2004 graduate of Mattawan High School and enlisted in 2005. He is survived by his mother and father and four sisters, among other relatives. A funeral service is planned for Monday in Kalamazoo. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to the Mattawan High School Foundation.