On Aug. 28, the U.S. Department of Defense identified the 13 members of the U.S. military killed in the Aug. 26 attack on the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, as they were working to safely evacuate people in the wake of the takeover by the Taliban.
These 11 Marines, one Army Sergeant and one Navy Corpsman made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country.
In alphabetical order, they are:
Marine Corps Lance Cpl.
David L. Espinoza
Rio Bravo, Texas
Marine Corps Sgt.
Nicole Gee
Sacramento
Marine Corps Staff Sgt.
Darin T. Hoover
Salt Lake City
Army Staff Sgt.
Ryan C. Knauss
Corryton, Tennessee
Marine Corps Cpl.
Hunter Lopez
Indio
Marine Corps Lance Cpl.
Rylee J. McCollum
Jackson, Wyoming
Marine Corps Lance Cpl.
Dylan R Merola
Rancho Cucamonga
Marine Corps Lance Cpl.
Kareem M. Nikoui
Norco
Marine Corps Sgt.
Daegan W. Page
Omaha
Marine Corps Sgt.
Johanna Rosario Pichardo
Lawrence, Mass.
Marine Corps Cpl.
Humberto A. Sanchez
Logansport, Indiana
Marine Corps Lance Cpl.
Jared M. Schmitz
St. Charles, Missouri
Navy Hospitalman
Maxton W. Soviak
Berlin Heights, Ohio
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Top Photo: Remains of US service members aboard a military transport plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 27.