and lance corporal jacob hug. he was from arizona. we have spoken with one of the pilots and this took place in the hometown of wichita, kansas. when he stayed here and lived here this was his room. reporter: in a small bedroom in wichita, kansas a big tribute. up above you re going to see that s all bishop carroll high school football stuff. reporter: he was a star athlete in school. an interesting thing, you ll notice there is a bottle of rum up there. reporter: what s that about? well he was a good kid and everything but he also was a kid. and he loved life. he loved life and lived it to the fullest. reporter: ronald and teri norgren are the parents of captain chris norgren. he was one of the six pilots killed when a helicopter they were in crashed in a mission in
to both of you. appreciate it. you got it. be sure to tune in tonight at 7:00 p.m. see how isis shook the world. the u.s. military has identified now the six marines killed when their helicopter went down in the nepal mountains during an earthquake relief mission on tuesday. their bodies were recovered this morning near the crash site. captain dustin lukusovich a pilot based at camp pendleton, california was a native of nebraska. captain christopher norgren, also a pilot, was from kansas. sergeant ward johnson was also from california and sergeant eric seaman was a native of california. corporal sara medina was a combat photographer in okinawa, japan. she was from illinois.
the marine corps. this kid, at 31 years of age, lived his life a lot fuller than i have in mine and i m 60. reporter: for his parents, his legacy is one to be proud of. but letting go is never easy especially for mom. when he was deployed i had two bands, a green one and a yellow one, and the last one said usmc forever. and the day that helicopter went down i haven t been able to find it. it disappeared off my wrist, and i m praying to god that i can still find it. i m not going to give up looking for the band because it s here where chris is and chris is with me. always. he is always with me every day of my life. i love you, chris. thank you for being my son. i m so blessed. nick valencia cnn, wichita, kansas.