clayton 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. wade parker was engaged to be married in 22. billy had he lived would have become a father in december. he was 25 years old. kevin woyjeck was 21, but born to be a hotshot. he's the son of a firefighter. that's kevin's dad joe. earlier tonight i spoke with him by phone. >> captain woyjeck, i'm so sorry for you and your family's loss, i can't imagine what you're going through at this point. what do you want people to know about your son, about kevin? >> he wanted to be a firefighter like his dad, like me

clayton whitted, dustin deford, garrett zuppiger, sean misner, travis carter, travis turbyfill, wade parker, billy warnecke and kevin woyjeck hp. 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. 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. wade parker was engaged to be married in 22. billy had he lived would have become a father in december. he was 25 years old. kevin woyjeck was 21, but born to be a hotshot

clayton whitted. robert caldwell. travis carter. chris mackenzie. travis turbyfill. rose. -- scottscott norris. norris. dustin deford. william warneke. kevin woyjeck. john percin. grant mckee. sean misner. >> ready.♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ when i am down and, oh my soul, so weary, when troubles come and my heart burdened be, then, i am still and wait here in the silence, until you come and sit awhile with me. you raise me up, so i can stand on mountains, you raise me up, to walk on stormy seas, i am strong, when i am on your shoulders; you raise me up, to more than i can be. you raise me up, so i can stand on mountains, you raise me up, to walk on stormy seas, i am strong, when i am on your shoulders, you raise me up, to more than i can be. there is no life - no life without its hunger, each restless heart beats so imperfectly, but when you come and i am filled with wonder, sometimes, i think i glimpse eternity. you raise me up, so i can stand on mountains, you raise me up, to walk on stormy seas, i am strong, when i am on your shoulders, you raise me up, to more than i can be.

i missed clayton whitted, whose age is 28. very young crew. very energetic crew.ofessional crew. you will be getting this, and also in the near future, we hope to have a little bit more information about these folks. as of right now, we don't have that assembled. but as i mentioned previously, we want you to have all the information that we have. we just won't give it prematurely. >> so there you have it, the fire chief in prescott, arizona reading the names of those 19 firefighters who were killed in this fire in arizona, a wildfire that continues right now. we'll stay on top of this story. much more on that coming up. >>> also coming up, the cnn exclusive interview with the former president of the united states, george w. bush and laura bush. >>> also, we spoke with jimmy carter. they both are two former presidents and they have two very different views on the nsa leaker edward snowden. jimmy carter, george w. bush on edward snowden and a lot more coming up. i want to make things more secure. [ whirring ] [ dog barks ] i want to treat more dogs. ♪ our business n

[bell tolls] clayton whitted. [bell tolls] robert e. caldwell. [bell tolls] travis clay carter. [bell tolls] christopher allen mackenzie. [bell tolls] travis turbyfill. [bell tolls] joe thurston. [bell tolls] wade scott parker. [bell tolls] anthony michael rose. [bell tolls] garrett zuppiger. [bell tolls] scott daniel morris. [bell tolls] dustin deford. [bell tolls] william h. warneky [bell tolls] kevin woyjeck. [bell tolls] john j. percin. [bell tolls] grant mckee. [bell tolls] sean michael misner. [bell tolls] >> the surviving member of the hotshots is brendan mcdonough. every firefighter feels blessed that he is with us here today. it is my honor to introduce my brother firefighter, brendan mcdonough. [applause] >> my brothers, my sisters, my family. i would like to share with you. a hotshot prayer. i'm called to duty to fight the roaring blaze. please keep me safe and strong, i may be here for days. be with my fellow crewmembers as we hiked up to the top. help us cut enough lines for the blaze to stop. let my skills and hands be firm and quick. first to stand the line, i sho

clayton whitted gave his time at a youth group.s his personality would light up a room. he married had is wife christy in 2011. described as shy, but funny, dustin dedford joined the crew in 2012 and worked hard to rise to the physical challenges of the job. travis carter was the strongest of the crew, legend at the local gym. despite his monster strength he was best known for his humility. 23-year-old robert caldwell was known as the brains in the group. he recently married in november. and leaves behind a 5-year-old stepson. robert's cousin grant mckee generous by nature with his possessions and time. while training to be an emt, no one was surprised when he asked for extra shifts in the emergency room. joe thurston was said never to shy away from a challenge and had all the qualities of a great firefighter. he wasn't good at any one thing. he was great at many things. he was able to touch a lot of lives. and it has been said garret zuppiger who loved to be funny treated every day like a gift. "morning joe" will be right back. mi