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And he enjoyed it, and so we really felt that he was safe, that he would make it home. reporter: the eight air force trainers and an american contractor were meeting with an afghan officer at the kabul airport. some sofficials used two guns t kill the u.s. troops he was working with. one of the airmen may have wounded him because he staggered out of the room and died. we were afraid, but we also felt like this assignment he was going to be safe. reporter: jeff ausborn is one of the latest victims numbering in the dozens of nato troops killed by afghans they were working with and trusted. never in a million years did it enter my mind that he wouldn t make it home. reporter: chris lawrence, cnn, washington. ....
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. ....