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| Security Forces Killed In Action: A1C Jason D. Nathan | ||||
| Killed In Action in Iraq | ||||
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Airman 1st Class (A1C) Jason D. Nathan, 22, of Macon, Ga., died in Iraq June 23 2007 of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near his vehicle while on patrol. | |||
| While deployed, Airman Nathan was assigned to Detachment 6 of the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Camp Speicher, Iraq. At the time of the incident, Airman Nathan was performing gunner duties with his squad in support of an Iraq Police Transition Team mission when an IED detonated and struck his vehicle. | ||||
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A1C Jason D. Nathan |
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| After a brief assignment to Fort Lewis, Wash., for training, Nathan was attached to the 732nd Expeditionary Group, 332nd Air Expedition in Iraq in February. His mission was to train and protect Iraqi police officers in Tikrit. | ||||
| He is survived by his mother Phyllis Nathan and father Joe Anthony Nathan Sr. | ||||
| Before Iraq, the Air Force stationed Nathan at the Lakenheath base in England, where they named him soldier of the year, according to his mother Phyllis Nathan. | ||||
| Nathan comes from a family that has served both in the air force and the army. His father retired after 22 years in the army. | ||||
| Air Force News: | ||||
| Jun 26, 2007 "Lakenheath Airman Killed In Iraq" | ||||
| Defend America Articles: | ||||
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Aug 8, 2007 "Security Forces Airmen Step Outside The Wire" | |||
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Gate dedicated to
Lakenheath hero
Senior Airman Jason D.
Nathan's grandfather, sister and mother view a plaque at the
new Senior Airman Jason D. Nathan Gate June 1 at Royal Air
Force Lakenheath, England. The gate was dedicated to Airman
Nathan who lost his life June 23, 2007, while on a combat
patrol in Tikrit, Iraq. Members of Airman Nathan's unit and
Maj. John Northon, the 48th Security Forces Squadron
commander, offered support to his family. (U.S. Air Force
photo/Senior Airman Brian J. Ellis)
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