Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Army Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb

Remember Our Heroes

Army Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb, 29, of Norcross, Ga.

SSgt. Tabb was assigned to the 6th Military Police Detachment, 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment, Fort Rucker, Ala.; died Feb. 5, 2008 in Sangin, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

Fort Rucker soldier killed in Afghanistan

The Associated Press

FORT RUCKER, Ala. — A Fort Rucker soldier from Georgia was killed in action in Afghanistan, military officials said Feb. 6.

Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb, 29, of Norcross, Ga., was killed around 2 p.m. Feb. 5, according to a statement from Fort Rucker. Other details of the death were not immediately available.

Tabb was serving with the 6th Military Police Detachment, 13th Aviation Regiment. He was a dog handler serving in Afghanistan with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force.

He is survived by his mother, Gloria Smith of Lawrenceville, Ga., the Fort Rucker statement said.

A memorial service is tentatively scheduled for Feb. 12 at 3:30 p.m. in the Fort Rucker Main Post Chapel.

Army Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb was killed in action on 2/5/08.

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