As names and ages roll in on some of the U.S. service members killed in Kabul, we are reminded how much young men and women in uniform, often in their teens or early 20s, do for our nation.
This is Hospitalman Maxton William Soviak. He was 22 and from Ohio.
He was among the 13 U.S. troops killed in the Kabul bombing.
RIP.
This is Staff Sgt. Darin Hoover. He was 31 and from Utah.
He was among the U.S. service members killed in the Kabul bombing.
This is Marine Sgt. Johanny Rosariopichardo. She was 25 and from Massachusetts.
She was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul bombing.
This is Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui. He was 20 and from California.
He was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul bombing.
This is Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum (right). He was 20 and from Wyoming.
He was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul bombing.
This is Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee (holding the baby at left). She was 23 and from California.
She was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul bombing.
This is Marine Lance Cpl. David Espinoza. He was 20 and from Texas.
He was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul bombing.
This is Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss. He was 23 and from Tennessee.
He was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul bombing.
This is Marine Cpl. Hunter Lopez. He was 22 and from California.
He was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul bombing.
This is Marine Lance Cpl. Dylan Merola. He was 20 and from California.
He was among the U.S. service members killed in the Kabul bombing.
This is Marine Cpl. Daegan William-Tyeler Page. He was 23 and from Nebraska.
He was among the U.S. service members killed in the Kabul bombing.
This is Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz. He was 20 and from Missouri.
He was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul bombing.
This is Marine Cpl. Humberto Sanchez. He was 22 and from Indiana.
He was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul bombing.
Most of these Americans never knew a nation at peace, as this new story points out.
washingtonpost.com/politics/kabul…
And here's the thing:
While many Americans who Iong ago tuned out our wars are shocked to learn of the ages and backgrounds of these fallen service members, they are very much representative of who signs up to defend the nation.
They also fit right with those who died before them in 20 years of conflict.
Men. Women. Mostly young. Some straight out of high school, most likely.
This is our military in a nutshell.
RIP.
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