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.
