A Tucson man was reportedly among multiple people killed in an attack in Kenya over the weekend.
A Tucson man was reportedly among multiple people killed in an attack in Kenya over the weekend.
HIS FAMILY AS ONE OF THE THREEAMERICANS KILLED IN A TERRORATTACK IN KENYA OVER THEWEEKEND.47-YEAR-OLD DUSTIN HARRISON --WAS PILOT IN GILBERT.FAMILY MEMBERS SAY HE HAD BEENIN KENYA FOR TWO MONTHS -- ANDWASSUPPOSED TO RETURN HOME NEXTWEEK.CLAUDIA RUPCICHSPOKE WITH HIS WIFE HERE INTUCSON -- SHE SAYS THE FAMILY ISTRYING TO PROCESS -- AND COPEWITH THE NEWS."MY HUSBAND FULFILLED EVERYDREAM I EVER HAD SINCE I WAS ALITTLE GIRL." HOPE HARRISON SAYSDUSTIN HARRISON WAS HERSOULMATE.13:09 "HE WAS A GREAT MAN.
HEWAS SO BRAVE.
HE WAS SO PURE ANDINNOCENT.
HE WAS A GREATHUSBAND, A VERY LOVING HUSBAND."HOPE SAYS HE WAS ALSO A LOVINGFATHER TO THEIR 2-YEAR-OLDDAUGHTER...HEAVEN.8:41 "SHE WAS HIS EVERYTHING ANDVICE VERSA.
THEY WEREINSEPARABLE WHEN THEY WEREHERE." SO WHEN HOPE GOT THE CALLSUNDAY NIGHTTHAT DUSTIN HAD BEEN KILLED....I SHE COULD ONLY THINK ABOUTTHEIRDAUGHTER.8:05 "MY DAUGHTER LOVES HIM SOMUCH.
HOW AM I GOING TO TAKECARE OF HER BY MYSELF?
HOW AM IGOING TO TELL HER THAT HER DADDYISN'T HERE?
HE'S NEVER GOING TOHOLD HER EVER AGAIN." DUSTINHARRISON WAS A PILOT FOR DEFENSECONTRACTOR L3 HARRISTECHNOLOGIES.
HE WAS ONE OFTHREE AMERICANS KILLED IN THEATTACKCARRIED OUT BY AL-SHABAB INMANDA BAY, KENYA.
THE AIRFIELDISUSED BY BOTH KENYAN AND USFORCES FOR MISSIONS, SUCH ASPROVIDING TRAINING TO AFRICANALLIES AND PROTECTING USINTERESTS IN THE REGION.13:32 "HE BELIEVED IN HISMISSION AT WORK.
HE TOOK HIS JOBSERIOUS.
HEWAS A GREAT PILOT AND HE LOVEDFLYING.""16:33 "HE'S SUCH A HERO.
HEWOULDN'T WANT THE SPOTLIGHT BUTHE'SNOT HERE AND I GET TO MAKE THATCALL.
AND I WANT EVERYONE TOKNOW WHAT A GREAT MAN HE WAS ANDHE IS A HERO.
I WANT MY DAUGHTERTO GROWUP AND KNOW THAT HER DADDY WAS AHERO.
IT CAME AT A HIGH PRICE, AVERYHIGH PRICE."