Terrell Soldier Dies

Shawn McNabb, a 2003 Terrell High School graduate, was killed in action Sunday in Afghanistan.

McNabb, a combat medic, was among a group of soldiers killed when their helicopter went down shortly after completing a mission.

McNabb, the son of David and Ann McNabb who live in the Poetry community, was a member of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment based at Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia.

During his six-year military career, he had served a tour in Korea and three tours in Iraq. After his original unit disbanded, McNabb received extensive training and became a combat medic.

McNabb is survived by a sister, Heather Gray, and her husband Josh, of Waxahachie and his fiancée Sarah Kirk of Savannah, Ga.

Local arrangements are pending with Anderson-Clayton Bros. Funeral Home of Terrell.