Thirteen U.S. service members were killed Thursday in the Kabul terrorist attack. Seven of the American heroes have been identified thus far.
Here are …
Thirteen U.S. service members were killed Thursday in the Kabul terrorist attack. Seven of the American heroes have been identified thus far. Here are the heroic service members that made the ultimate sacrifice: The young California native served as a Marine and was identified by his heartbroken father, Steve Nikoui, according to the Daily Beast. Steve told the outlet he spent most of Thursday glued to the television not knowing whether his son was among the victims. “I stayed home from work yesterday because there was that attack and I knew he was there,” he recounted, explaining how at about 7:15 p.m., “these young men walked up” and delivered the gut wrenching news that his son was among those killed. “I was actually trying to console them,” Nikoui reportedly said, noting the Marines were “more choked up than me.” Steve said his son “loved what he was doing” and had always dreamt of being a Marine. Soviak was a Navy Corpsman who was in his early 20s, The Columbus Dispatch reported. Soviak, who graduated high school in 2017, was killed alongside his fellow service members. His sister remembered him as “beautiful” and “charming” in a tribute on Instagram. “My beautiful, intelligent, beat-to-the-sound of his own drum, annoying, charming baby brother was killed yesterday helping to save lives.
