young men. at the very least you should know their names, anthony rose, chris mackenzie,clayton whitted, dustin dedford, garrett zuppiger, sean misner, travis carter, travis turbyfill, wade parker, billy warneke and kevin woyjeck. he had no kids but leaves a wife behind. andrew ashcraft had a wife and four young children, he was 29 years old. chris mckenzie was like so many other hotshots. he loved snowboarding, living life to the fullest. clayton whitted was 28, knew what a battle looked like on and off the gridiron.
behind. andrew ashcraft had a wife and four young children, he was 29 years old. chris mckenzie was like so many other hotshots. he loved snowboarding, living life to the fullest. claden whitted was 28, knew what a battle looked like on and off the gridiron. he said he knew this fire season was a tough one. dustin loved the outdoors, loved to hunt, mourned by two sisters and seven brothers. jesse steed served in the marines before becoming a firefighter until and become a hotshot at 2002, he leaves behind a wife and two young kids. scott norris was 28, worked at the local gun shop. known around town as the ideal gentleman. sean missner was going to be a first time dad. cris carter was thinking of retiring this year. he was 31 years old.
salome springs, arkansas, his mother called him a gentle giant who just loved anything athletic, she says if she wanted to have a serious conversation with her son she would have to shoot baskets with him. a long time friend had this to say. physically fit, mentally sharp, great sense of humor, and he was the perfect when i think of the perfect soldier, that was john brown. reporter: there was michael strange of philadelphia who loved snowboarding, surfing, scuba diving, and running and his father says he loved his country and loved protecting his country. so just a few examples, very tragic loss for this country and for the military. alisyn: all of them such heroes and role models for us. bill: when that news trickled across the country saturday morning, how devastating that was. alisyn: i got that alert on my blackberries, everybody gasped, and we feel like we