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(Photo: AP/Courtesy of Family)
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Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather, 29, of Clio, Mich., was a quiet professional, a special forces combat controller who enjoyed his job and did it well, colleagues said.
Sather liked to be the "do" man, said Staff Sgt. Michael Bain. "He'd basically go out, take care of matters. Even if he wasn't asked to do it, he would just go out and do it anyway, just to make sure things got done."
He was married and often talked about his plans to build a home, Bain said. His other love, Bain said, was riding and working on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
Sather was serving with the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., when he was killed in combat April 8, 2003, in Iraq.
Special forces combat controllers like Sather are called on to set up makeshift runways almost anywhere in the world and are trained in parachuting, scuba diving and air traffic control.
It's a demanding job, but Sather was "very relaxed, always at ease," Bain said.
Sather's uncle is Michigan State Rep. John Gleason, D-Flushing, who says Sather was married in July. His wife, Mel, lives on the base in North Carolina, he said.
Sather graduated from Clio High School in 1991, where he played football and baseball, Gleason says, adding, "He was well-loved in the community. He was very outgoing... He was just a great person."
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