mission and learn why the marine chopper went down. families beginning to share their stories. reporter: in wichita, kansas, the parents of the pilot of the helicopter called him an overachiever who loved sports, life and his family. a combat photographer was there. he was documenting the earthquake relief experts. we stand with the ball. captain savage was featured in this video describing the u.s. mission. we were able to deliver some rice, potatoes and tarts up to smaller villages east of kathmandu. areas that are more difficult to get to via any sort of ground transportation. these men and the others added to a growing list of
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.
delivered over 68,000 pounds of needed supplies to the outer villages and we also plan to deliver another 140,000 pounds before we leave. corporal sara medina was a combat photographer she was also on board that helicopter. the woman behind the lens of these remarkable images the governor in her home state of illinois calls her courage and dedication a role model for all of us. and something eric seaman was a helicopter crew chief on this flight. he was a california native a husband and a father of two young children. on a go fund me account set up for his family, his mother-in-law says thank you all for this. i just want the world to know that my son-in-law was a great man and a true hero. he was what a man is supposed to be. those are stories of six american heroes. and i want to focus on them and talk more about one of them eric seaman. his wife, samantha joins me on the phone. hi samantha.
pledging to continue the mission, and find out why the chopper went down. their families are beginning to share the stories. i love you, chris. in wichita, kansas, the captain of the helicopter called him a overachiever who loved sports, life and family. i love him with my heart and strength and love and i am proud of him. and jake of phoenix was a combat photographer and he was documenting the hurricane relief efforts. we stand with nepal. and captain lucas zefich was just featured in this department of defense video to describe the video. we were able to deliver rice and potatoes and tarps up to the villages of kathmandu, and the areas that are more difficult to get to and unable to reach by
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