Thread by @JerryDunleavy

"A local man serving in Afghanistan died Thursday... A notice fwd'ed to the Sandusky Register from the school district states: 'Max Soviak, a 2017 Edison grad, was killed in Afghanistan from the attack at the Kabul airport.' Soviak was a U.S. Navy medic."
sanduskyregister.com/news/339579/lo…

“A Marine from Wyoming was among the troops killed Thursday in a suicide bomb attack... Rylee McCollum had been sent to Afghanistan on his first deployment when the American evacuation began... Rylee's older sister said he was expecting a baby in 3 weeks.”
trib.com/news/state-and…

"The City of Rio Bravo is mourning the loss of a local hero. A Laredo Marine is one of the 13 U.S Service members killed in the attack at the Kabul Airport in Afghanistan. One of the victims in the attack was U.S. Marine David Lee Espinoza, 20."
kgns.tv/2021/08/27/rio…

"Thursday was 'an excruciating day' for California carpenter Steve Nikoui. He knew his son Kareem, a young U.S. Marine, was stationed at the Kabul airport. But when he heard there had been a bombing there, he had no idea if Kareem was alive or dead..."
thedailybeast.com/slain-marine-k…

"One of the Marines killed in yesterday’s suicide bombing in Afghanistan is from Wentzville. KMOX talked with the dad of 20-year-old Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz. Mark Schmitz told KMOX the marines notified his family about 2:40AM about his son’s death."
fox2now.com/news/missouri/…

“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.”
desertsun.com/story/news/202…

“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.”
ksltv.com/471500/utah-ma…

“An Omaha man was one of the 13 service members killed in Afghanistan... Daegan Page, 23, was a US Marine & went to Millard South High School... He was raised in Red Oak, Iowa & played hockey for Omaha Westside... He was also a longtime Boy Scouts member.”
3newsnow.com/news/local-new…

“A day after the deadly attack on the airport in Kabul, a Tennessee family is finding out their young loved one will not be coming home. Staff Sergeant Ryan Knauss from Knoxville is one of the 13 dead after Thursday's attack... He was 23-years-old.”
wsmv.com/news/service-m…

“A Marine killed in the attack outside Kabul’s airport in Afghanistan has been identified as Sgt. Johanny Rosario of Lawrence. The 25-year-old is a graduate of Lawrence High School and attended Bridgewater State University.”
boston.cbslocal.com/2021/08/27/mar…

“A Logansport High School grad was one of 13 U.S. service members killed in the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul’s airport... Corporal Humberto Sanchez...graduated from Logansport High School in 2017. He also attended Columbia & Landis Elementary schools.”
pharostribune.com/news/article_e…

“Before she was slain at an overcrowded airport checkpoint, Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee was photographed escorting a line of evacuees as they filed into the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster to escape Afghanistan. Other photos show Gee holding an Afghan baby.”

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…

“A third Marine from Southern California has been identified as among the 13 U.S. service members killed... Marine Lance Cpl. Dylan Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga was identified by ABC7 and several friends on social media as being among the fatalities.”
pe.com/2021/08/28/lan…