{"id":694245,"date":"2021-08-28T18:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T22:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=694245"},"modified":"2021-08-28T18:51:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T22:51:02","slug":"families-mourn-the-loss-of-fallen-service-members-in-kabul-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/families-mourn-the-loss-of-fallen-service-members-in-kabul-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Families mourn the loss of fallen service members in Kabul airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffamilies-mourn-the-loss-of-fallen-service-members-in-kabul-airport%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=694245&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2503292\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2503292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A flag flies at half-staff at the Mt. Soledad National War Memorial in La Jolla, California. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:37 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, August 28, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Loved ones have been honoring and remembering the American troops that were killed during an ISIS-K suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. On Saturday, the Department of Defense<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Newsroom\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/2756011\/dod-identifies-marine-corps-navy-and-army-casualties\/\"> identified<\/a> all 13 service members who died in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said among those killed included 11 Marines, one Army soldier and a Navy corpsman. The father of Utah native Darin Hoover Jr. said he loved his family and loved his country as they flew several U.S. flags outside their home to honor the 31-year-old Marine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBest kid in the world, couldn\u2019t ask for any better. Loved his family. His sisters absolutely adore him,\u201d he expressed. \u201cHe was doing for others what they couldn\u2019t do for themselves and he made the ultimate sacrifice doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeptofDefense?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DeptofDefense<\/a> announced the deaths of 13 service members who were supporting Operation Freedom\u2019s Sentinel. They died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Afghanistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Marines (@USMC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMC\/status\/1431664801013551106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In Southern California, the city of Norco lowered their veteran memorial flag to half-staff as they mourned the loss of 20-year-old resident Kareem Nikoui.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen one of our own goes down, we turn out. That\u2019s what we do,\u201d stated Mayor Kavin Bash of Norco. \u201c\u2026Everything now is about making sure that family knows that they\u2019re loved in this community, that we care for them and we will not forget him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Espinoza, a resident of Laredo, Texas, was 20-years-old when he died. His family said he always wanted to serve his country and added that while it was hard, they were proud of him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a great kid. We never had trouble with him, nothing. He never got in trouble,\u201d his stepfather David Espinoza mentioned. \u201cHe was a great guy, a great guy, very proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar (D) released a statement, in which he said Espinoza embodied the values of America and joined the military with the intention of protecting the nation and demonstrating selfless acts of service.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I mourn him and all the fallen heroes in Afghanistan. My heart goes out to the Espinoza family in this extremely difficult time. The brave never die. Mr. Espinoza is a hero.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Henry Cuellar (@RepCuellar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCuellar\/status\/1431309609411694608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The other fallen Marines named by the Defense Department were California residents Dylan Merola, Hunter Lopez and Nicole L. Gee along with Johanny Rosario Pichardo of Massachusetts, Daegan Page of Nebraska, Rylee McCollum of Wyoming, Jared Schmitz of Missouri and Humberto Sanchez of Indiana.&nbsp;The Navy Sailor killed in the attack was identified as Maxton Soviak of California, while the deceased Army soldier was named as Ryan Knauss of Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>A Pentagon spokesman said the remains of the U.S. service members are expected to be transported to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/biden-says-another-attack-on-kabul-airport-highly-likely-vows-to-continue-taking-action-against-isis-k\/\">Biden Says Another Attack On Kabul Airport \u2018Highly Likely,\u2019 Vows To Continue Taking Action Against ISIS-K<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A flag flies at half-staff at the Mt. Soledad National War Memorial in La Jolla, California. 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