They paid the ultimate price to defend our nation and extend the reach of freedom beyond our shores, he said. Home for the 2/1 is Camp Horno, located at the northern end of the Camp Pendleton base, close to the border of San Clemente. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG). Ten of those members were from Camp Pendleton where they placed red and white flowers on Saturday, August 28, 2021. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, Cpl. Middle Row from left: Staff Sgt. Camp Pendleton Sailor Killed In Kabul Bombing Posthumously Promoted By City News Service Published September 7, 2021 at 12:50 PM PDT Jason Minto / U.S. Air Force A U.S. Navy carry team. San Diego County is home to the most refugees in California, and I represent the large Middle Eastern community in the eastern part of the county, he wrote. One heck of a leader.. Among the 13 service members killed in a suicide bomb attack outside Kabul airport recently, ten were stationed at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside CA. . Get top headlines from the Union-Tribune in your inbox weekday mornings, including top news, local, sports, business, entertainment and opinion. Also killed were Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio, and Army Staff Sgt. He would occasionally bring a dozen Marines from Pendleton home with him for meals. Top Row from left: Lance Cpl. Generally speaking, the following points will be true for all graduations at SOI: Hed carry around his toy rifle and wear his sisters pink princess snow boots and hed either be hunting or he was a Marine. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah, Cpl. Also killed were Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio, and Army Staff Sgt. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas; Sgt. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming; Lance Cpl. 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Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah, Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui. Lopez had planned to follow in the footsteps of his parents and embark on a career in law enforcement after his military deployment. The 13 service members that we lost were heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our highest American ideals and while saving the lives of others, Biden said in a written statement released on Saturday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune). Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska, Sgt. Im still in shock, his father said. Gen. Forrest C. Poole III, commanding general of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, said his unit mourned the immense loss of Sgt. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, the II Marine Expeditionary Force and our other tenant commands appreciate the enormous sacrifices made by our neighbors as we train for the defense of our country. All had deployed to the Middle East together in April as part of a special crisis response force. For the wives who are organizing the candlelight vigil at Del Mar Beach, it is as much a distraction as a service to the 2/1 community. The helicopter was supporting a quick reaction force. Kareem M. Nikoui. . It makes it even more of a shock. The governor ordered flags at all state buildings to be flown at half- staff in honor of the victims. There have been other mass-casualty incidents involving Camp Pendleton Marines during the war, including a collision of two helicopters over southern Afghanistan on Oct. 26, 2009. We will not allow her to be forgotten, said Jaime Melendez, director of veterans services in Lawrence, where Rosario attended high school. What can we do as we watch the news unfold? Her husband has been in the Marine Corps for three years. Gees car was still parked in a lot at Camp Lejeune, and Harrison mused about all the Marines who walked past it while she was overseas. But he sees you as the voice of the city. Google Career Certificates and Google Cloud training and certifications are free for transitioning military service members and spouses enrolled in the Department of Labors Employment Navigator and Partnership Pilot at certain military installations, including Camp Pendleton and Miramar. Frerking, got emotional as she said, We ask so much of our military families. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG), A growing memorial to the service men who were killed in a suicide attack in Kabul sits at the entrance gate to Camp Pendleton in Oceanside on Saturday, August 28, 2021. One additional family was able to secure passage out of the country earlier this week. Even though some of these Marines call other parts of the country home, when tragedy strikes like it did this week, I think our community feels like this was their home, he said. The bombing was the deadliest single attack against U.S. forces in Afghanistan since Aug. 6, 2011, when militants shot down a Chinook helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade. resources, and landscapes enjoyed by today's Marine will be available for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations. 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With it being regarded as a peacetime Marine Corps, nobody expects deaths like this to happen in combat zones in this quantity the way it used to be, she said. We won't use your email for any other purpose, and you can opt out at any time via an unsubscribe link. I have heard from my constituents their anguish over family members and loved ones currently trapped in Afghanistan. He would give anything for anybody.. They are: A week before she was killed, Gee cradled a baby in her arms at the Kabul airport. The AtHocbutton requires a government computer and a government Common Access Card (CAC) to enter site. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? Sanchez played on Logansport High Schools varsity soccer team and was in the homecoming court his senior year, Principal Matt Jones said. Staff Sgt. All we could do is sit in our living rooms and hope that no one comes and knocks on our door and hope that no more news breaks. The loss of the 10 is one of the deadlier losses for the base, which just last year mourned nine men who died in a training accident when their amphibious assault vehicle sank off the coast of San Clemente Island. Saturday, 11:00 am Temecula, CA. Marines who were killed Thursday are Lance Cpl. United States Marines honor their fallen during a Ramp Ceremony at Hamid Karzai International Airport, August 27. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco; Cpl. What can we do as we watch the news unfold? Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts; Cpl. Then there was an explosion. Interested (3) Local Event. 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When official word came in that 10 of 13 service members killed in the bombing attack at the Kabul airport were from a single Camp Pendleton unit, families at the seaside base rallied behind the . Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah, who was living in Aliso Viejo; Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming, Navy Corpsman, Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio, Army Staff Sgt. Knauss was remembered as a funny man who loved his country and was looking forward to coming home and moving to Washington, D.C., relatives told WATE-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee. Another sister, Roice McCollum, told the Casper Star Tribune that her brother was on his first deployment when the evacuation in Afghanistan began. Nikoui sent videos to his family hours before he died, showing himself interacting with children in Afghanistan. His tearful mother said he was one of the best kids ever., Kind loving, giving to every single person, she said. 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