COST OF THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
Casuality Status as of August 31st, 2021. https://www.defense.gov/casualty.pdf
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (casualties that occurred between Oct. 7, 2001, and Dec. 31, 2014, in Afghanistan and elsewhere) : 2,348
OPERATION FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (casualties that occurred in Afghanistan after Dec. 31, 2014) : 107
Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 26 August, 2021
Unit: 9th PSYOP Battalion, 8th PSYOP Group
Hometown: Corryton, Tennessee
Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee, died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. Knauss was assigned to 9th PSYOP Battalion, 8th PSYOP Group, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Branch of Service: United States Navy
Date of Death: 26 August, 2021
Unit: 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Hometown: Berlin Heights, Ohio
Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio, died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. Soviak was assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California.
Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 26 August, 2021
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Hometown: Norco, California
Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California, died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. Nikoui was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 26 August, 2021
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, California
Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California, died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. Merola was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 26 August, 2021
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Hometown: Jackson, Wyoming
Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming, died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. McCollum was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 26 August, 2021
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Hometown: St. Charles, Missouri
Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Missouri, died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. Schmitz was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 26 August, 2021
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Hometown: Rio Bravo, Texas
Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas, died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. Espinoza was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 26 August, 2021
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Hometown: Logansport, Indiana
Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana, died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. Sanchez was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
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