Thirteen U.S. service members who died in the Afghanistan War on August 15, 2021 were U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee; U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio; U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah; U.S. Marine Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California; U.S. Marine Sgt. Johanny Rosario-Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts; U.S. Marine Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California; U.S. Marine Cpl. Deagan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska; U.S. Marine Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana; U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas; U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming; U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California; U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Corcoran, California; and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of Saint Charles, Missouri.

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