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Senior Airman Mark Forester was killed in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, when his special forces unit came under attack Sept. 29, 2010. Airman Forester was assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
Senior Airman Mark Forester was killed in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, when his special forces unit came under attack Sept. 29, 2010. Airman Forester was assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
Senior Airman Mark Forester was killed in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, when his special forces unit came under attack Sept. 29, 2010. Airman Forester was assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
Senior Airman Mark Forester was killed in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, when his special forces unit came under attack Sept. 29, 2010. Airman Forester was assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
10/1/2010 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- An Air Force Special Operations Command combat controller died Sept. 29 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Senior Airman Mark A. Forester, 29, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., was killed while conducting combat operations with his special forces team in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, at Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
"Mark believed with all his heart in serving his God, his country and his family," said Maj. Edmund Loughran, the 21 STS acting commander. "The unit mourns his loss, but we could not be more proud of his devotion to defending what he believed in most."
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11/2/2010 1:10:49 PM ET My thoughts and prayers go out to SRA Mark Forester's family. I saw some Special Operations at FOB Boris where I was earlier this year and they do so much for the USA. SRA Forester seemed to be a very caring and charismatic soldier. I read about him in the most recent Army Times and wanted to know more about him. He is someone I wish I got to know. RIP SRA Forester.
SPC Brown, FOB Salerno Afghanistan
10/5/2010 1:53:11 PM ET May the grace of God shine down upon the family and friends of SrA Mark Forester in their hour of need. Thank you Airman for making the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms of others and for us. Dominus Vobiscum...
Scott Mazzie, Dearborn Michigan
10/4/2010 2:03:46 PM ET Thank you for serving. My thoughts and prayers go out to SrA Forester's friend and family. This what we all call Service before Self
TSgt Shawn Sutter, 138th Alert Detachment 1
10/4/2010 10:46:22 AM ET It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived. - General George S. Patton Jr.
dave bickel, Nellis AFB
10/4/2010 7:49:44 AM ET I pray for his family and friends and all who knew him. It is a tragic loss for anyone to leave this earth. But God called him home and I pray for the healthy healing mentally emotionally and physcially for his family friends and all who knew him so well. God bless and take care.
SSgt Brooks, Incirlik ABS Turkey
10/4/2010 2:55:32 AM ET Thank you for your service and sacrifice SrA Forester...we will keep you and your loved ones in our prayers.
A. Obregon, Ramstein AB Germany
10/2/2010 10:25:34 PM ET We are the land of the free because of men and women like Sr Airman Forester God Bless his soul and his family. We will never forget. The mother of a longtime active airman ready to deploy Linda
Linda , JamestownCA
10/2/2010 4:26:02 PM ET Our prayers go out to the family and friends of this brave young man. We so often take for granted the freedoms we enjoy and the price that comes with them
CMSgt Steve Vogle, Barksdale AFB LA
10/2/2010 11:11:43 AM ET Thanks to people just like SrA Mark Forester we are the world's finest Air Force. RIP Mark.
Brian Gates SMSgt Spokane WA, Spokane WA
10/2/2010 10:35:10 AM ET They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them...RIP Bruddah.
Brian Stephens MSgt Ret Pj, Kansas City KS
10/2/2010 10:01:56 AM ET We truly appreciate your service and sacrifice
Major White, Tenn
10/2/2010 9:07:21 AM ET Its Airmen like this who make the ultimate sacrifice for all the freedoms we adore. Allow this to be an opportunity for each of us to reflect upon the things we do every day in life and strive to do them better. Every day is a gift and I believe that we are here for a greater purpose than ourselves and the four walls we surround ourselves with. Try to face fear every day do something that you would not normally do and create better versions of yourself. Rest in peace Airman Forester.
TSgt David Perez, Fort Meade Maryland
10/1/2010 9:41:33 PM ET Thank you for your service. May God bless you and your loved ones and may you rest in peace.
Don, Spring Texas
10/1/2010 9:25:39 PM ET May prayers be with SrA Forester's family.
TSgt R, Elmendorf AK
10/1/2010 3:49:50 PM ET Our thoughts and prayers go out to SrA Mark Forester's family and friends. His ultimate sacrifice for our great country will not be forgotten. May SrA Forester rest in peace.
