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Hunter Lopez, age 22, from Indio, California.
Parents: Alice and Herman Lopez
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Killed when a suicide bomber approached a group of Marines processing refugees at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
Source: Department of Defense, USA Today
Humberto A. Sanchez, age 22, from Logansport, Indiana.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Logansport High (2017)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Killed when a suicide bomber approached a group of Marines processing refugees at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
Source: Department of Defense, Indianapolis Star, Military Times
Ryan C. Knauss, age 23, from Corryton, Tennessee.
Parents: Stepmother Linnae Knauss
Service era: Afghanistan
School: Gibbs High (2016)
Military history: 9th PSYOP Battalion, 8th PSYOP Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Killed when a suicide bomber approached a group of Marines processing refugees at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, WBIR, Military Times
David L. Espinoza, age 20, from Rio Bravo, Texas, Webb county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Lyndon B. Johnson High
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Died as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan
Cemetery: City of Laredo
Source: Department of Defense, NBC
Nicole L. Gee, age 23, from Sacramento, California, Sacramento county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Died as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Foundation for Women Warriors
Darin T. Hoover, age 31, from Salt Lake City, Utah, Salt Lake county.
Parents: Darin Hoover
Spouse: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Source: Department of Defense, USA Today
Rylee J. McCollum, age 20, from Jackson, Wyoming, Teton county.
Spouse: Jiennah Crayton
Children: Levi Rylee Rose McCollum was born about a month after his death
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Died as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, WYFF, Associated Press
Dylan R. Merola, age 20, from Rancho Cucamonga, California, San Bernardino county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Died as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Saint Charles County Veterans Museum
Kareem M. Nikoui, age 20, from Norco, California, Riverside county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Died as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense
Daegan W. Page, age 23, from Omaha, Nebraska, Douglas county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Died as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, KSBY