A Macon Airman was killed in Iraq on Saturday. Airman First Class, Jason Nathan was killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in Tikrit, Iraq. He was just 22 years old and had been in Iraq since February. According to military officials he was serving as a gunner during a mission with Iraqi police as part of the 48th Security Forces Squadron out of Lakenheath, England.
Nathan graduated from Macon’s Central High School in 2003, and spent one semester at Fort Valley State University before joining the Air Force. His mother says he joined the military after being told he was too young to join the police force. According to his personal web page, when asked what’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you he responded, "Nothing, it’s all in God’s hands."
Nathan was not the only Georgian killed in recent days in Iraq. Marine Staff Sgt. Stephen Wilson of Atlanta was killed during his third deployment, as well as Sgt. First Class William Zapfe based at Fort Stewart. He died when his tank rolled over a roadside bomb.
Nathan graduated from Macon’s Central High School in 2003, and spent one semester at Fort Valley State University before joining the Air Force. His mother says he joined the military after being told he was too young to join the police force. According to his personal web page, when asked what’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you he responded, "Nothing, it’s all in God’s hands."
Nathan was not the only Georgian killed in recent days in Iraq. Marine Staff Sgt. Stephen Wilson of Atlanta was killed during his third deployment, as well as Sgt. First Class William Zapfe based at Fort Stewart. He died when his tank rolled over a roadside bomb.
