who was planning to visit him when the shooting occurred. she has vowed to become a marine to honor his memory. one of his last texts, quote, can t wait anymore, wells texted. yes, you can, honey, his girlfriend replied. they then wrote, active shooter. his father was asked what drove him to serve. tradition. tradition. with everything going on he wanted to help out. and being in the marine corps is where he thought he could do the most good. sergeant carson holmquist was 25 years old and deployed to afghanistan twice. he was married and had a 2-year-old son. he played defensive back on his high school football team. gunny sullivan was in the marines for 18 years and was about to retire. he survived truck bombs in one of the iraqi worst assaults the battle of abu ghraib. he received purple hearts.
we don t understand the context of what was on the computer and phones and we understand that they have been brought here to washington, d.c. and fbi labs prefer to review them. we can get a good readout of what is on the electronics within 24 hours. now, let s bring in jennifer griffin. can you tell us about the brave servicemen? we know the names of all four marines killed in chattanooga. lance corporal squire skip wells and sargent holmequist. sargent waytt returned from his last tee employment in january. he and others served in the third battalion 14th marines fighting in the 2005 battle of
wyatt and sergeant carson home holmquist. wells was the youngest. he graduated high school in 2012. his mom was a single mother and drove the school bus. he played the clarinet in the marching band and was a member of the orchestra at his church. he arrived on sunday for a two week reserve assignment. the last text he sent his girlfriend read active shooter. sergeant holmquist lived in jacksonville florida with his wife jasmine and 2-year-old son wyatt. he was the battery motor transport chief. he returned from a lengthy tour in afghanistan last july. staff sergeant wyatt lived in hickson, tennessee, not far from the shooter s home with his wife lori and their two children. he served in iraq and afghanistan. gunny sullivan was 40 from springfield, massachusetts. he joined the marines in 1997. he graduated from cathedral high school. he had two siblings and returned from his last deployment in january. he fought in the 2005 battle of
january. he fought in the 2005 battle of abu ghraib where he earned a combat action ribbon. he received two purple hearts. the marines were not killed in the recruiting center which is a no gun center. and has been according to chief odierno who warned against arming them that are typically in shopping malls. quote, we have to be careful about overarming ourselves. things like accidental discharges and everything else that goes along with having weapons that are loaded that can cause injuries. meanwhile, defense secretary ash carter ordered enhanced protection in the wake of the shooting and has asked for recommendations from his service chiefs about how to further protect service members by the end of next week. late today, oklahoma governor, mary fallon authorized full-time military members to arm themselves at military
a day after the tragedy in chattanooga, more information about the four marines that were murdered. jennifer griffin at the pentagon with more. we now know the names of all four marines killed in chattanooga. sullivan age 40 from springfield, massachusetts, he joined the marines in 1997. he graduated from cathedral high school. he has two siblings and returned from his last deployment in january. he and the others served in the third battalion 14th marines and fought in the 2005 battle of abu ghraib. he received two purples hearts. skip wells was the youngest. age 21.