These are the US service members killed in the Kabul airport attack
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By Gabrielle Fonrouge
August 27, 2021 3:10pm Updated


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The identities of the 13 US service members who were killed by an ISIS-K suicide bomber outside the Kabul airport while helping to oversee the evacuation of thousands of Americans and Afghan allies have begun to emerge.

The names of one Navy corpsman and five Marines killed in Thursday’s blast have been released, while the identities of an additional five Marines and two Army soldiers have yet to be disclosed while the military works to inform their families.

“We continue to mourn the loss of these Marines and pray for their families. Our focus now is taking care of the families of those who were killed and caring for our injured,” Maj. Jim Stenger, a Marine Corps spokesperson, told The Post in an email.

Per protocol, the military does not release information on deceased service members until 24 hours after their family members have been notified, but relatives and local officials have already independently confirmed several of the deaths ahead of that timeline.

Here’s what we know about the US service members who were killed.
Maxton Soviak

Soviak, a Navy hospital corpsman, hailed from Berlin Heights, Ohio, and graduated from Edison High School in Milan in 2017, the Sandusky Register reported.

A woman who identified herself as Soviak’s older sister, and who goes by Marilyn Soviak on Instagram, penned a heartbreaking post Friday that confirmed her brother’s death.
US Navy corpsman Max SoviakMaxton Soviak also worked as a lifeguard and a maintenance technician before he died.US Navy

“I’ve never been one for politics and i’m not going to start now. What I will say is that my beautiful, intelligent, beat-to-the-sound of his own drum, annoying, charming baby brother was killed yesterday helping to save lives,” the sister wrote.

“he was a f–king medic. there to help people. and now he is gone and my family will never be the same. there is a large Maxton sized hole that will never be filled,” she wrote alongside a slideshow of images showing the two as children.

“he was just a kid. we are sending kids over there to die. kids with families that now have holes just like ours.” -- excerpt, rest at link above --

Rest in the peace of the righteous, Marine.

☠☠BossHoggUSMC☠☠@BossHoggUSMC
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Rylee McCollum was identified as one of the 13 U.S. Marines and service members who were killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, in an airport attack on August 26, 2021. McCollum, whose was expected to become a father in three weeks, was remembered as “the definition of courage.”

BTW - he did resign. Lt. Col. is out after 17 years. And, he had nothing to do the the disgraceful, despicable, feckless decisions made by his superiors.

Listen to his short statement at that link.

Dave Brown@dave_brown24
UPDATE: Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, who in a viral video called for accountability among senior leaders after the attack in Afghanistan, has announced on Facebook that he's been fired https://politico.com/news/2021/08/2

“A Coachella Valley man was among 13 U.S. service members killed during a bomb attack near the Kabul airport...according to the Riverside Sheriff's Association. Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, was from a family with deep roots in the Coachella Valley.”

Jerry Dunleavy@JerryDunleavy
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“A U.S. Marine from Utah is among the 13 U.S. service members killed in Thursday’s attack outside the Kabul airport. Family & friends confirmed to KSL TV that Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover died in Thursday’s devastating suicide bombing at the Kabul airport.”

Benny@bennyjohnson
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Rest In Peace, Johanny Rosario.

Sgt. Rosario was a Marine from Lawrence, Massachusetts.

In May, she was honored by her unit, the Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

Officer Daniels@OfficerDaniels
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This is Hunter, one of the Marines killed in Kabul yesterday. He was a former Riverside county police explorer and follower of mine. Both of his parents are deputies.
Rest easy Hunter. Thank you for your service Blue heartRed heart

Ian McKelvey@ian_mckelvey
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United States Marine Nicole Gee. Killed in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26. She was just 23 years old.

In one of her very last Instagram posts, she is shown cradling an Afghan baby. She captioned the photo with “I love my job.”