identified, joseph returned home to be laid to rest. claira never remarried during those 63 years and now 96 years old she was there to welcome him home and we are honored to have clara gant here with us today. [ applause ]
it s okay. you re talking to an old soldier, too, you know. you know, the spirit and the bravery of those kids, you just can t imagine. and good morning to you. i m richard lui. we start today with the victims of the deadly rampage friday night near the campus of uc santa barbara. members of the community searching for answers this morning. elliot rodger killing six people and wounding 13 others before taking his own life. the chancellor at ucsb has declared tuesday a day of mourning. we re joined live from isla vista, california. we now know the names of all the victims. what s the latest on who they are and of course the important condition of those that are still in the hospital? reporter: yeah. that s right, richard. well, we re here right now outside the deli mart which has become a place for the people to mourn. this is where christopher matthews martinez was shot and killed. a memorial here continues to grow. we ve heard from chris father and his friends. they
americans to remember that sacrifice. you know when i think about the soldiers involved and soldiers that i lost, that i associated with, i ve always been honored, jon. the fact of the matter is they don t want to lose their life but makes them different from many americans they re willing to. the fact they re willing to give up everything they care about in life, to have a full life, be a parent, have friends, have love in their life. they put that all on the line. what do they do that for? in my view they do it for a profound sense of duty. they also do it for one another. and that is true honor. we can never take that devotion for granted. that is what today is about. not taking that level of devotion for granted. and i think all of us can relate to it as americans because these are all americans who sacrificed their lives for us. and we can help celebrate our life because of the sacrifices that they made. jon: more from general keane in just a moment. the president will b