Five Years Ago Today: The Massacre of 13 Servicemen and Women at the Kabul Airport – MILITARY BRASS KNEW OF PLANNED ATTACK 24 HOURS PRIOR TO BOMBING
Today is the five-year anniversary of the Kabul Airport bombing attack that killed 13 US servicemen and women and over 170 civilians.
The 13 U.S. service members killed in the ISIS-K suicide bombing at Abbey Gate (Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul) on August 26, 2021, were 11 Marines, one Navy hospital corpsman, and one Army soldier.
They are:
- Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover (also listed as Darin Taylor Hoover), 31, of Salt Lake City/Midvale, Utah
- Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo (also listed as Johanny Rosariopichardo or Johanny Rosario), 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento/Roseville, California
- Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California
- Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page (also listed with middle names William-Tyeler), 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/Laredo, Texas
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles/Wentzville, Missouri
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson/Bondurant, Wyoming
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California
- Navy Hospitalman (Petty Officer Third Class) Maxton W. Soviak (also Max Soviak), 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio
- Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton/Knoxville, Tennessee
NEVER FORGET — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chief Chairman Mark Milley, and CentCom Commander General Kenneth McKenzie all knew about the Kabul Airport planned terrorist bombing at the Abbey Gate hours in advance.
The top US Military leaders knew that the Abbey Gate Soldiers were at the greatest risk.