Idaho flags to fly at half-staff for former Major General Darrell Manning

Idaho flags to fly at half-staff for former Major General Darrell Manning

BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Gov. Brad Little has ordered U.S. and Idaho flags at all state buildings to fly at half-staff in honor of retired Maj. Gen. Darrell Manning, a longtime military leader and public servant who died this week.

Flags will be lowered from sunrise Wednesday, Sept. 2, through sunset Friday, Sept. 4, according to the governor’s office.

Manning served as Idaho’s Adjutant General and commander of the Idaho National Guard from 1985 to 1995. A 41-year military veteran, he was Idaho’s senior military official until retiring in 1995.

During his tenure, Manning helped modernize the state’s military forces and strengthen training operations at Gowen Field, state officials said. He served in the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Idaho National Guard, and flew more than 65 types of aircraft as a pilot.

“Idaho has been extraordinarily blessed by the unparalleled service of General Darrell Manning,” Little said in a statement. “His record of service is remarkable, and he has never shied away from a difficult assignment or a challenge that demanded the very best of his leadership.”

Manning’s public service also included four terms in the Idaho House of Representatives and one term in the Idaho Senate. Over a career spanning six gubernatorial administrations, he held leadership roles with the Idaho Transportation Department, Idaho Transportation Board, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Financial Management, Idaho Military Division and Bureau of Disaster Services, now known as the Idaho Office of Emergency Management.

He also served on the State Board of Education.

Maj. Gen. Timothy Donnellan, Idaho’s current adjutant general, said Manning’s impact on the Idaho National Guard will endure.

“General Manning devoted his life to serving Idaho and our nation, and his impact on the Idaho National Guard is immeasurable,” Donnellan said. “We stand on the foundation he helped build.”

State leaders extended condolences to Manning’s family, friends, former colleagues and the Idahoans who served alongside him.

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