On August 26th, 2021, thirteen American service members died in the Abbey Gate suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport, attributed to ISIS-K. We remember their heroism and sacrifice for our nation.
Heroic Heroes
Marine Corps Lance Corporal David L. Espinoza
2001 – 2021, Rio Bravo, Texas
Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole L. Gee
1998 – 2021, Sacramento, California
Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Darin Taylor Hoover
1990 – 2021, Salt Lake City, Utah
Marine Corps Corporal Hunter Lopez
1999 – 2021, Indio, California
Army Staff Sergeant Ryan C. Knauss
1998 – 2021, Corryton, Tennessee
Marine Corps Lance Corporal Rylee J. McCollum
2001 – 2021, Jackson, Wyoming
Marine Corps Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola
2001 – 2021, Rancho Cucamonga, California
Marine Corps Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo
1996 – 2021, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Marine Corps Lance Corporal Kareem M. Nikoui
2001 – 2021, Norco, California
Marine Corps Corporal Humberto A. Sanchez
1998 – 2021, Logansport, Indiana
Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jared M. Schmitz
2001 – 2021, St. Charles, Missouri
Navy Hospital Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak
1999 – 2021, Berlin Heights, Ohio
Marine Corps Corporal Daegan W. Page
1998 – 2021, Omaha, Nebraska
