Casualty Assistance Officer Maj. James Clements helps Gwendolyn French, the mother of Staff Sgt. Alex French IV, as she arrives at the Macon airport Wednesday. A large contingent of family members and friends met the plane carrying the remains Staff Sgt. French in Macon after inclement weather forced the flight to divert from Baldwin County Airport. French, a member of the 48th Brigade, was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.
