Five of 13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul identified
Dear President Biden, Say. Their. Names.
On Thursday, terrorists in Kabul murdered at least 13 U.S. service members, which reports say included a mix of U.S. Marines, a U.S. Navy Corpsman, and two U.S. Army soldiers.
So far, five of those heroes, who were killed protecting innocent Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai Airport due to President Biden’s grossly mishandled troop pullout, have been identified through various local and national media outlets.
I believe it’s of the utmost importance to spread their names far and wide.
Their blood is on Biden’s hands. Forever.
Kareem Nikoui
Kareem “loved what he was doing, he always wanted to be a Marine,” said his father, Steve Nikoui, the Daily Beast reported, “also noting that his son had been stationed close to home, at Camp Pendleton. This made it easy for Kareem to visit on weekends, and he often brought along ‘10 or 15 other Marines’ with him. When the holidays rolled around, Kareem always brought a few buddies with him for a home-cooked meal, according to Nikoui.”
Maxton Soviak
Soviak, a 22-year-old Navy hospital corpsman, hailed from Berlin Heights, Ohio, and graduated from Edison High School in Milan in 2017, the Sandusky Register reported.
“According to his resume, Soviak was a Class of 2017 graduate of Edison High School, where he was on the honor roll and played football. He also had earned a two-year certificate in electrical technology from EHOVE Career Center.
Soviak worked as a lifeguard at Castaway Bay and as a maintenance technician at Alarming Concepts in Sandusky and Hartland Mechanical in Norwalk.”
David Lee Espinoza
Espinoza was a 20-year-old Marine from Laredo, Texas, according to the Laredo Police Department.
“Our thoughts and prayers will remain with the family of United States Fallen Marine, David L. Espinoza, as well as to his friends and fellow Marines,” the agency wrote in a Facebook post alongside a photo of Espinoza.
“Semper Fi. Thank you for your service.”
Espinoza graduated from Lyndon B. Johnson High School in Laredo and lived in Rio Bravo his entire life, KGNS reported.
Rylee McCollum
McCollum, a Marine from Bondurant, Wyoming, was on his first deployment and was three weeks away from being a dad when he was killed in Thursday’s blast, his sister told the Casper Star Tribune.
“He wanted to be a Marine his whole life and carried around his rifle in his diapers and cowboy boots,” McCollum’s sister Roice McCollum told the outlet.
“He was determined to be in infantry … Rylee wanted to be a history teacher and a wrestling coach when he finished serving his country. He’s a tough, kind, loving kid who made an impact on everyone he met. His joke and wit brought so much joy.”
Jared Schmitz
Schmitz was a 20-year-old Marine lance corporal from St. Charles County, Missouri, according to Fox 2 Now.
“His life meant so much more. I’m so incredibly devastated that I won’t be able to see the man that he was very quickly growing into becoming,” Schmitz’s father, Mark Schmitz, told the outlet.
The heartbroken dad said his son, who always dreamed of being a soldier, was on his first deployment and was sent to Afghanistan from Jordan. He was notified of his son’s death at about 2:40 a.m.
As more of the deceased troops’ identities are released to the public, I will follow up with their information as well. Again, every American must understand who these brave, young service members are and realize the price they paid.
— Rest easy, gents. —
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