Arizona City Coffee shop honors military heroes

Nearly seven years after her husband was killed in an attack on a military base in Kenya, an Arizona woman is turning her loss into a lasting tribute, honoring the men and women who served. New tonight, Fox 10's Jacob Luthi shows us how she's keeping her husband's legacy alive. After her husband was killed in an overseas attack, Hope Harrison says she needed to find a purpose to move forward. So she made a promise. She was going to have to learn to live without him. She would make sure his legacy and the legacy of all of those who serve would never be forgotten. That tiramisu frappuccino. It was such a dark time of my life that I couldn't see past the next minute, past the next second without him. I was just surviving day to day. In January 2020, al-Shabaab militants launched an attack on a key military base in Kenya used by U.S. counterterrorism forces. Three American Department of Defense personnel were killed, including pilot contractor Dustin Harrison, who was just one week away from coming home. I said, OK, God, if I have to live in this world without him, And then I'm going to do everything in my power to To continue his legacy, his legacy and the legacy of so many who have served lives on at Heroes of Freedom Coffee Shop in Arizona City. A bag of coffee tells a story featuring the faces and names of those who gave their lives in service, including those who lost their battle with the invisible wounds of war. Each year we change out the names and once we change the names, we put the heroes from that year in a frame. We put them on our wall. One day I hope to have our whole wall filled with frames of heroes. Hope opened the shop in January 2026 after getting her start at local farmers markets. Since then she's used it to give back, supporting non-profits like the ones that helped her through the loss of Dustin. For many, it's become a place to connect with others who understand. Come out, come sit with us. We'll sit as long as we have to with you or as long as you would like us to sit. But we really just try to let them know we're family to you now. Almost seven years later, the pain of losing her husband is still there. But with every story shared over a cup of coffee here in Arizona City, Hope has given herself a reason to move forward and given these fallen veterans a permanent home. People would walk in and be reminded that freedom isn't free and it came at a cost, but we are not going to, here in Arizona City, we won't let their names be forgotten. Hope says the best way to support is to come on out and say hello. She plans to take this mission on the road with a new coffee trailer. She also has plans to one day open a retreat for veterans and their families. Reporting in Arizona City, Jacob Luthi, Fox 10 News.