Body of Alabama major killed in airport attack returned from Afghanistan

Body of Alabama major killed in airport attack returned from Afghanistan
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: May 01, 2011
GADSDEN, Ala. — A 41-year-old Gadsden native training pilots in Afghanistan was among nine people who died after an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at the Kabul airport.

The flag-draped coffin of Air Force Maj. Jeffrey Ausborn was flown to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Saturday. Plans for a memorial service have not yet been announced.

His wife, Suzanna, said he volunteered to go to Afghanistan last year to teach new Afghan pilots how to fly the C-27 aircraft. He was a 19-year veteran of the Air Force.

"He was the most compassionate, kind, patient and understanding husband, father, pilot and supervisor," she told The Gadsden Times.

She said the two talked nearly every day. "That's how is knew something was wrong. I didn't hear from him. I miss him so much," she said.
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