Date uploaded: 2021-08-29 17:04:19
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended the dignified transfer of remains Sunday at Dover Air Force Base for the American service members killed in a suicide bombing last week at the Kabul airport.
Thirteen U.S. service members died, including 11 Marines, one Navy corpsman and one Army soldier along with at least 169 Afghans. Eighteen U.S. service members were injured.
On Friday, President Joe Biden commended the "bravery and sacrifice" of the U.S military, calling the 13 deaths “tragic” but saying it was for a "worthy mission."
Their names were released by the Department of Defense on Saturday:
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas
- Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California
- Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah
- U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee
- Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, Jackson, Wyoming
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California
- Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska
- Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosariopichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Missouri
- Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio
Photos by AFP via @gettyimages
