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Friday, March 29, 2024

Community mourns loss of Arizona pilot killed in Kenya

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Community mourns loss of Arizona pilot killed in Kenya
Community mourns loss of Arizona pilot killed in Kenya

A memorial was held today for an Arizona pilot killed in a terror attack in Kenya.

Dustin Harrison was among three Americans killed after a military base was overrun by insurgents.

ATTACK IN KENYA.HE WAS AMONG THREE AMERICANSKILLED -- AFTER A MILITARY BASEWASOVERRUN BY INSURGENTS.NINE ON YOUR SIDE'S LUZDELIACABALLERO WAS THERE AND SHARESWHAT FAMILY MEMBERS HAD TO SAY.HE WENT TO HEAVEN DOING WHAT HELOVED, AND HE LOVEDFLYING.HOPE HARRISON, IS THE WIDOW OFDUSTIN HARRISON.

SHE SAYS DUSTINWAS THE LOVE OF HER LIFEHE WAS MY ROCK.

HE WAS MY MATE.HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND.SHE ADDS THEIR TWO YEAR-OLDDAUGHTER HEAVEN WAS HIS WORLD.DUSTIN'S BROTHER, TROY HARRISONSAYS HE THOUGHT DUSTIN WOULD BEABACHELOR FOREVER..BUT THEN HOPE CAME ALONG ANDCHANGED THAT.THEY WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER.NOW, TROY HAS A HEAVY HEART--HESAYS DUSTIN WAS ROBBED OF MANYFIRSTS WITH HIS DAUGHTER.HE WON'T GET TO SEE HERGRADUATE.

HE WON'T GET TO SEEHER GET MARRIED.

SO THAT'S GOINGTO BE PRETTY HARD.TROY SAYS DUSTIN WAS ANINTELLIGENCE, RECONNAISSANCE,AND RESILIENCE PILOT...COMMONLYKNOWN AS AN I-R-S PILOT WHO WASCONTRACTED TO FLY AIRCRAFT FORTHE U.S. MILITARY.A JOB HE SAYSDUSTIN WAS PASSIONATE ABOUTBUT..HE FELT LIKE THE SEPARATION FROMHIS FAMILY WAS PRETTY HARD.

SOTHIS WAS PROBABLY GOING TO BEHIS LAST TOUR.

TURNS OUT, DUSTINWAS LESS THAN 9 DAYS AWAYFROM COMINGHOME, WHEN INSURGENTS ATTACKEDTHE BASE IN KENYA.WHEN SOMEONE IS TRAGICALLY TAKENAWAY FROM YOU....UNEXECTED...AGE OF 47 WITH A TWO YEAROLD...IT'S TOUGH.SO FOR NOW, THEY REMEMBER WHODUSTIN WAS.HE LIKED TO LIVE LIFE TO THEFULLEST.

HE WAS VERY KIND, HEWASVERY BRAVE.AND HE IS THEIR FOREVER HERO.THANKS BABE.LUZDELIA CABALLERO , KGUN9ON YOUR SIDE.

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