Pentagon identifies 13 US service members killed in Kabul

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon has present identified each 13 of the American work members who were killed successful a termination bombing extracurricular the Kabul airdrome connected Thursday.

The Department of Defense said Saturday that 11 Marines, a Navy sailor, and an Army Special Forces worker died successful the onslaught that took spot amid the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan.

Below are the names of the Marines killed successful the attack:

• Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah
• Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosariopichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts
• Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California
• Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California
• Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska
• Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana
• Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas
• Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Missouri
• Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of 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

Hoover, Lopez, Page, Sanchez, Schmitz, Espinoza, McCollum, Merola, and Nikoui were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Gee was assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. And Rosariopichardo was assigned to 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

“These fallen heroes answered the telephone to spell into harm’s mode to bash the honorable enactment of helping others. We are arrogant of their work and profoundly saddened by their loss,” wrote Gen. David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, successful a statement.

The deceased sailor has been identified arsenic Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio. He was assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California.

The worker killed successful the onslaught has been identified arsenic Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee. Knauss was assigned to 9th PSYOP Battalion, 8th PSYOP Group, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.

“I americium heartbroken by the appalling attacks successful Kabul and connection my sincere condolences to the families of the victims. These fallen Service Members died ensuring that others mightiness live. They correspond the precise champion of America, and we proceed this ngo successful their honor,” said Gen. James C. McConville, Chief of Staff of the Army, successful a statement.

The Defense Department says each 13 work members were supporting Operation Freedom Sentinel, which focused connected training, advising, and assisting Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, and conducting counterterrorism operations against the remnants of al Qaeda.

The Pentagon said Saturday that the work members' remains were being flown to the U.S.

Along with the U.S. casualties, astatine slightest 170 Afghans were besides killed successful the onslaught arsenic Americans and refugees were rushing to evacuate the state pursuing the takeover by the Taliban, The Associated Press reports. Many much radical were injured.

Editor's note: We're moving to unafraid photos of Rosariopichardo, Gee, and Knauss.