He really had so much talent, and he was willing to accept any role we gave him. He worked extremely hard. He was just a great kid.

This was a young man who had a very rough time growing up, but he never showed that, never complained. He always had a smile on his face, he liked to laugh and joke. He had no attitude about it at all. He never let people know the struggles he had.

His whole goal in life was to never repeat what had happened to him early on. He wanted above all to be a good husband, a great father, an exceptional Marine, and he was succeeding at all of those.

What hurts the most is his age — how young he was. He was maturing into a terrific young man. A very bright light has been put out.

Genius does what it must, talent does what it can.

Talent does what it can, and genius does what it must.