The Latest: Dad: Slain student was exploring civilian life

The father of a Vanderbilt University graduate student killed on a school trip to Israel says Taylor Force was exploring civilian life after graduating from West Point and serving in the Army.

Stuart Force says his 28-year-old son was an avid skier and guitar player who loved horses and ranch life after a childhood in Texas.

Stuart Force says his son served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan before enrolling in business school at Vanderbilt.

Officials say a graduate student at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee was stabbed to death in an attack in Israel.