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These are the US troops that lost their lives during the terror attack in Kabul
Business Insider ^ | 27 August 2021 | Taiyler Simone Mitchell and Erin Snodgrass

Posted on 08/28/2021 1:36:11 AM PDT by blueplum

On Thursday morning, amid the mounting chaos at the Kabul airport, a deadly suicide bombing at a US checkpoint killed at least 170 Afghans and 13 American soldiers in a matter of moments...

..Though the Department of Defense has not yet released an official list of the victims, names of the fallen soldiers began to circulate on Friday as families and lawmakers confirmed their deaths in mournful social media posts and media accounts.

The identities of all 13 US service members have not yet been made available to the public. Here is what we know about the victims so far....

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airlifts; kabul; kabulkia; military
some of the perished servicemembers, including pix and bios

God Bless Them Every One

1 posted on 08/28/2021 1:36:11 AM PDT by blueplum
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The rare moments when the Leftwing rags express empathy for the Constitutional warriors...


2 posted on 08/28/2021 1:39:32 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Gene Eric

I notice one color missing .


3 posted on 08/28/2021 3:37:45 AM PDT by sushiman
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To: blueplum

Prayers for their families.


4 posted on 08/28/2021 3:55:36 AM PDT by Cloverfarm (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem ...)
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To: blueplum

Toxic masculinity.


5 posted on 08/28/2021 4:11:18 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: Fido969
And femininity...

Sgt. Johanny Rosario of Massachusetts. KIA Kabul, Afghanistan. RIP Lady Warrior.

Continuing prayers for our fallen and injured personnel and their families.

God bless our troops.

6 posted on 08/28/2021 4:22:16 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: sushiman

USMC has one color, blood red.


7 posted on 08/28/2021 4:44:54 AM PDT by Romans Nine
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To: mewzilla

Yes, you are correct.


8 posted on 08/28/2021 4:55:31 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: mewzilla

I’m sure Rosario was on one or two of the news clips - escorting Afghani women to their plane.

Bless her soul.


9 posted on 08/28/2021 5:25:50 AM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: blueplum

RIP America’s finest.


10 posted on 08/28/2021 5:39:24 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (The crowd was chanting "Death to America", but they were a mostly friendly crowd.)
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To: blueplum

Biden needs to be impeached and removed.


11 posted on 08/28/2021 5:49:53 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (Come back, President Trump.)
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To: blueplum

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12 posted on 08/28/2021 8:03:12 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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