US aid worker's parents: Son believed in good
The parents of an American aid worker who was beheaded in Syria by Islamic State militants said Monday their hearts are battered by their son's death but that they believe his life is proof "one person can make a difference."
Ed and Paula Kassig of Indianapolis read a brief statement in their first public comments since learning Sunday that their 26-year-old son had been killed.
"In 26 years, he has witnessed and experienced firsthand more of the harsh realities of life than most of us can imagine," Paula Kassig said of her son, Peter, who changed his first name to Abdul-Rahman after converting to Islam during captivity. "But rather than letting the darkness overwhelm him, he has chosen to believe in the good - in himself and in others.
