Brian Harris, 38, of Prescott Arizona, had two combat tours in Iraq and suffered from PTSD.
He wanted some time away from the heat of Prescott, Arizona, deciding on a camping trip in higher elevations. Brian told his parents of his camping trip idea but did not specify the area he had in mind. That was July 11, 2022, and when he did not return 5 days later his mother reported him missing. Unfortunately, it took almost 3 months to locate his truck in Needles, California, a town near the Arizona border along the 40 interstate.
FOF drone pilot, Kent Delbon, was invited on a drone mission by Western States Aerial States, a Utah-based nonprofit to locate Brain. As a 2-time combat hero, we knew we wanted to be part of locating Brian, for his family and his service. Our FOF Image viewers began the process of searching through thousands of images and it was then that Morgan Clements, who also wanted to help locate Brian, found his remains on an image.
It took a lot of teamwork with everyone working towards bringing Brian home. If you or someone you know suffers from PTSD, please call the Veterans Crisis Line (call 988, then press 1 or text 838255).