13 Service Members killed in Kabul Afghanistan

Kailynn Miller, Editor-in-chief

August 29, 2021 was a tragic event in our history. There was an attack performed by two suicide bombers on a Kabul airport in Afghanistan. 160 innocent Afghans and 13 United States military members were killed in the attack and many more were injured. The military members located at the airport were performing non-combatant evacuation operations out of Afghanistan. Of the 13 US military persons, were 11 Marines, 1 Navy Corpsman, and 1 Soldier. The oldest US military member killed was only 31 years old. Below are the service members that were killed and a little bit about them, including their names, ages, and where they were assigned.