Air Force salutes airman who died in tragic police shooting
At the funeral of Senior Airman Roger Fortson, Fortson's commanding officer underlined his life of Air Force service.
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At the funeral of Senior Airman Roger Fortson, Fortson's commanding officer underlined his life of Air Force service.
Hundreds of airmen, friends, and family members packed a Florida hanger to honor the life of Roger Fortson, the 23-year-old Senior Airman who was fatally shot by a deputy in his apartment.
Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues have joined Roger Fortson’s family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch to pay their final respects to the Black senior
(ATLANTA) -- Dozens of Air Force members came together at a suburban Atlanta church Friday with the family and friends of Senior Airman Roger Fortson to honor the serviceman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home by a sheriff’s deputy on May 3.Fortson, 23, was in his home in Fort Walton Beach, Florida,
The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an event without any recent precedent.