
Stars and Stripes, the U.S. military’s newspaper, reported that these are the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed Aug. 26 in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan:
• Lance Cpl. David Lee Espinoza, 20, of Texas
• Sgt. Nicole Gee, 23, of California
• Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, 31, of Utah
• Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss, 23, of Tennessee
• Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, 20, of Wyoming
• Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of California
• Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of California
• Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, 20, of California
• Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Massachusetts
• Cpl. Humberto Sanchez, 22, of Indiana
• Cpl. Daegan William-Tyeler Page, 23, of Nebraska
• Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz, 20, of Missouri
• Seaman Maxton “Max” Soviak, 22, of Ohio
Roy S. Houseworth, Max Loffgren, James Haydt and Donna Houseworth
stand in front of 13 flags erected for the ceremony.