Name released of one of the 3 Americans killed in attack on US military base in Kenya

Published January 6, 2020 8:53 AM

NAIROBI, Kenya (KYMA, KSWT, KECY) — The mother of Henry Mayfield Jr. tells NBC affiliate, WMAQ that her son died in the raid at Manda Bay Airfield. Mayfield's family said military officials reached out to them Sunday evening to report that their son had been killed in action. He was 23-years-old.

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