Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott Sather was killed last week in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was married to the former Melanie Mull, a Jackson County native. This picture of the couple was made over the Christmas holidays when Sather spent time in Sylva following the death of his father-in-law, Jim Mull.
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The harsh reality of war hit home last week when the husband of a former Sylva woman died during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Scott Sather, 29, of the U.S. Air Force, was shot to death on April 8 in southern Baghdad. His wife was the former Melanie Mull, a 1986 graduate of Sylva-Webster High School. She is the daughter of Linda Mull of Sylva and the late Jim Mull. A memorial service was held Tuesday at Pope Air Base, where Sather was stationed as a combat controller with the 24th Special Tactics Squadron of the 720th Special Tactics Group, which is home-based at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Another memorial service is planned in his hometown of Clio, Mich., with burial to be in Arlington National Cemetery. "He was a very dedicated and loyal combat controller," said Cassandra Collins Mayer of Greensboro, formerly of Jackson County and Melanie Sather's longtime friend. "He was just incredible. As a husband, he was a great person. I don't have enough good things to say about him. He loved Melanie with all his heart."
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