Forester Receives Silver Star

By HBTV
Monday, June 18, 2012 | 3:06 PM
https://hbtv.us/news/?story_id=1150

Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel presents the Silver Star to Ray and Pat Forester on June 15, 2012, at the King Auditorium at Hurlburt Field, Fla. They accepted the medal on behalf of their son, Senior Airman Mark Forester, who died in combat Sept. 29, 2010, in Afghanistan. Fiel is the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command. -- U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Hayden K. Hyatt

Haleyville's Mark Forester, a USAF Senior Airman killed in action in Afghanistan in 2010, has been awarded the Silver Star. Read the complete story here: [http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123306176].