Gov. Brian Kemp ordered flags to fly at half-staff on Monday to honor the memory of a Georgia man who was one of three sailors killed in the shooting last week at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida.
The governor's order coincides with the funeral of Cameron Walters, the 21-year-old airman apprentice from Richmond Hills who was killed in an attack the FBI is investigating as a presumed act of terrorism.
Authorities have identified the shooter as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a Royal Saudi Air Force officer who was studying at the same institution in Pensacola. Alshamrani was fatally shot at the scene.
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Walters' brother, Mason, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Cameron wanted to be an engineer and was quick with a story about his military training.
"He had so many great stories to tell," Mason said. "Whenever he was FaceTiming me from inside of his room with all of his buddies he was having so much fun … and they were all such good friends. And they all seemed so close with each other."
The governor's order said it was "fitting and proper to recognize the sacrifices" made by Walters on the day of his funeral, which will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Compassion Christian Church in Savannah.
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