University of Alabama grad killed in Afghanistan combat
Published 4:32 pm Friday, October 1, 2010
TUSCALOOSA — Military authorities say Mark Andrew Forester, a University of Alabama graduate and senior airman with the U.S. Air Force, was killed in combat in Afghanistan, according to The Associated Press.
The AP reports family members say the 29-year-old Forester was supposed to return home to Haleyville next month and had made plans to attend the Iron Bowl in November with his family.
Forester’s brother, Thad, told the AP Forester found a way to work an item representing the Crimson Tide into his combat wardrobe on a regular basis.
Forester also said his brother served as an Air Force combat controller, a skilled position that demands entry into hostile territory. He described his brother as being able to remain calm in extremely stressful situations.