A local soldier killed in Jordan last month is back in metro Atlanta, where he will be laid to rest. First Lieutenant Tyler Feehan, 25, died July 18 after an attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base.
Channel 2's Courtney Francisco was there as his body arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on July 22. On Tuesday, his remains were flown back to his home state of Georgia.
Gov. Brian Kemp was at the Cobb County International Airport when the flight landed.
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Cherokee County deputies led a procession from there to Woodstock Funeral Home where the honor guard carried his flag-draped casket inside.
His parents, Stephen and Shari Feehan, were there with the rest of his family, including his fiancée, Claire Fletcher.
"I'm here for his homecoming, but it's not the homecoming I wanted," Shari Feehan said.
"We're devastated, but we're absolutely so proud of him," Stephen Feehan said.
They said he was their only child, and he grew up in metro Atlanta and Savannah. He went to Addison Elementary School in Cobb County. At 18, he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the U.S. Army.
"He was always pushing education," Stephen Feehan said. "He wanted to leave his soldiers better."
He said his son loved to travel and hike. The pair walked from France across Northern Spain. He said they climbed a portion of Mount Everest.
"He's been to over 40 countries," said Stephen Feehan. "We had so much planned, and he was a go-getter."
His parents said the Army deployed him to Jordan in July 2025. His job was to intercept missiles heading toward U.S. bases and troops across the region.
They said his return date was set for July 18, 2026. The military extended his deployment orders, but that was the day he died in action that day.
"When we saw the news about the bombing in Jordan, we both, his dad and I, we knew it was him," Shari Feehan said.