The father of James Foley has said that he knows his son who was beheaded by militants "is in heaven", in an emotional tribute.
Jon Foley was speaking with his wife Diane and James's brother hours after a video emerged of an Islamic State militant murdering their son.
As he did so, US President Barack Obama said that the US would continue to do what was necessary to protect its people.
Jon Foley said: "He thought this was his job, his passion. He wasn't crazy. He was motivated by what he thought was doing the right thing."
"He was always a listener and just couldn't detach from other people's lives.
With his voice breaking up, he added: "It's difficult to find solace at this point in time, but Jim is free. We know he's in God's hands and ... we know he's in heaven.
"We're so proud of him. We have to be happy for him. We need the courage and the prayers to continue without him, because he was an inspiration for us and for so many others.
"We miss his courage and his love and his determination. His laugh. His smile."
Speaking from the family home in Rochester, New Hampshire, his mother Diane added: "Jim was a fun loving, daring kid.
"Every time we got despondent in the last two years, we thought of Jim and his suffering. He was helping the other prisoners. There were some much younger in his cell. He would some times hold them, we're told, who were struggling. "
The death of Mr Foley - who had been working in Syria as a journalist before his kidnapping two years ago - was revealed in a propaganda video posted on social media sites by Islamic State sources.
The footage shows a masked man - speaking in English with an English accent - beheading the 40-year-old before saying that Mr Foley was being killed because Barack Obama had ordered airstrikes against IS positions in northern Iraq.
Just before he was murdered, Mr Foley had the chance to make a statement, during which he said: "I wish I had more time, I wish I could have the hope of freedom and seeing my family once again, but that ship has sailed."
Speaking from where he was vacationing in Martha's Harbour, Massachusetts, Mr Obama said: "Today the American people will all say a prayer for those who loved Jim."
British Prime Minister David Cameron said it appeared that the killer was a British citizen.
He said that Mr Foley's death was an "act of murder without justification."
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