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Defense Department IDs casualties of

Kabul attack; conducts dignified return Reader’s

The 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghani- Services
stan during an Aug. 26 outside Hamid Karzai In-
ternational Airport in Kabul have been identified. How to contact
The Defense Department issued the names Aerotech News and Review
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U.S. prepares to end operations in Afghanistan. • Fax: (661) 723-7757
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“These men and women made the ultimate sac-
rifice so that others could live,” said Austin. “They For the Navy, the deceased is:
were and will be forever remembered as heroes. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, Story ideas, letters, editorials
“My heart and my thoughts are with their fami- of St. Charles, Mo. Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Please send all letters and editorials to
lies, especially today,” he said during the dignified Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, Berlin Heights, Ohio. Stuart A. Ibberson, editor,
transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Aug. 29. 20, of Jackson, Wyo. Soviak was assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, at editor@aerotechnews.com.
“They, too, have made the ultimate sacrifice.” Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
For the Marine Corps, the deceased are: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, For the Army, the deceased is:
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, 20, of Norco, Calif. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Cor- Web Site
of Salt Lake City, Utah. ryton, Tenn. Access the Aerotech News web
Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosariopichardo, Hoover, Lopez, Page, Sanchez, Schmitz, Es- Knauss was assigned to 9th PSYOP Battalion, site at www.aerotechnews.com
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Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sac- signed to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st shows and museums
ramento, Calif. The 13 were aged between 20 and 31 years, should be emailed to
Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, editor@aerotechnews.com.
Calif. Camp Pendleton, Calif. with five of them just 20 years old. They include For questions concerning the web site,
Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Gee was assigned to Combat Logistics Battal- a 20-year-old Marine from Wyoming who had contact the webmaster at
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Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. and a 22-year-old Navy corpsman who in his
of Logansport, Ind. Rosariopichardo was assigned to 5th Marine last FaceTime conversation with his mother as-
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, Expeditionary Brigade, Naval Support Activity sured her that he would stay safe because “my
20, of Rio Bravo, Texas. Bahrain. guys got me.” Where you can get
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on what took place, and the dialog is as divided as
ever as to what is right and what is wrong. How
do we gauge success or failure, when so many
have given so much of themselves to carry out a Aerotech News and Review is published
mission they were ordered to do on behalf of our every other Friday, serving the
country? My friend Mike was one of the lucky aerospace and defense industry of
Southern California, Nevada and
ones who came home and today finds peace in
raising his family with his wife — but I know full Arizona. News and ad copy deadline
is noon on the Tuesday prior to
well Mike sees the events playing out in a way publication. The publisher assumes no
citizens will never understand, as they only see responsibility for error in ads other
information that politicians or the media choose than space used. Your comments are
to convey. Mike saw it as a soldier and, like ev- welcomed and encouraged. Write to
ery other soldier that served over there in the last the address below.
twenty years, it’s up to them and them only to
measure the cost and tell “we the people” if it
was worth it or not, and if what we are now doing
makes any sense. Sure, we got rid of some really • Publisher ....................Paul Kinison
• Business Manager ....... Lisa Kinison
bad people over there and the price was high, but • Editor .................... Stuart Ibberson
the unknown of the future is what causes my soul • National Advertising
to feel uneasy now. I know that right now there are Manager .....................Paul Kinison
thousands more Mikes in school, playing sports Marine Corps photograph by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla
and living the life of a teenager that will answer A Marine holds a baby while a family in-processes at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul,
a call of service to our country. It will be those Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2021. U.S. service members were assisting the Department of State with a
citizens of our nation and others around the world non-combatant evacuation operation in Afghanistan. Aerotech News and Review
that will be the beneficiaries of the work and sacri- e-mail: editor@aerotechnews.com
fice of the American Soldier who, more often than All the speeches and ceremonies will only bring way and remember the statement, “Nobody wants Visit our web site at
not, is the red line in the sand that stands on their small comfort to those who lost loved ones on that peace more than the soldier, for in the end it’s he www.aerotechnews.com
behalf in the future. day and over the last 20 years. Let’s just take the or she that is the one to give their lives for it.”
Each and every one of us will reflect in our own emotions and use that energy to embrace our mili- Until next time, pray for peace, and remember.
personal way come the 20th anniversary of 9/11. tary families who now have loved ones in harm’s Bob out …

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