A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy when his deployment ended. Heartwrenching details began emerging Friday about some of the 13 US troops killed in a suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport, which also claimed the lives of more than 160 Afghans. Here are details about some of the victims, per the AP:
- Rylee McCollum, 20: The Marine and native of Bondurant, Wyoming, was married, and his wife is expecting a baby in three weeks, his sister, Cheyenne McCollum, said. “He was so excited to be a dad, and he was going to be a great dad," McCollum said. She said her brother “was a Marine before he knew he was allowed to be a Marine."
- Kareem Mae'Lee Grant Nikoui, 20: The Norco, California man sent videos to his family hours before he died, in which he spoke with children in Afghanistan. In one clip, he asked a young boy “Want to take a video together buddy?” Close family friend Paul Arreola said the videos show "the heart of this young man, the love he has."