
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...