Military Yearbook Project

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.