Flags will fly at half-staff across the state of Colorado on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Gov. Jared Polis announced that the order for flags to be lowered on Thursday is due to a request for the action from President Trump. Trump issued the order for Thursday to honor the life of Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom. Beckstrom, 20, a West Virginia National Guard member, was killed when she was ambushed while working on duty in Washington, D.C.

Beckstrom and another National Guard member were shot last week. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was also shot and was seriously injured . West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey called the attack a "terrible act of terrorism." The suspect in the shooting was shot by another Guard member and was in the hospital and in custody.

Friday's order for hal

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