your husband there, sorry. let's undo this, but that didn't happen, and so as we got closer to his casket coming off the airplane, reality set in that it really is. it's him. he's never coming back. >> reporter: suzanna and jeff ausborn met in kuwait. >> he was so kind, compassionate and loving and patient. that's what made him such a good instructor pilot. he embraced all cultures. i've never met anyone like him before. >> reporter: she knew the risks when jeff volunteered to deploy but thought this sounds as safe as you can get in afghanistan. >> he was going to instruct pilots how to fly their airplane. he wasn't -- he wasn't in a job where he was out in shooting at people. he was training them.