117 HRES 696 IH: Honoring North Carolinians and other members of the Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in the attack on the Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021. U.S. House of Representatives 2021-09-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 696IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 30, 2021Mr. Murphy of North Carolina submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesRESOLUTIONHonoring North Carolinians and other members of the Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in the attack on the Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021.

Whereas Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole L. Gee, born in Roseville, a subsection of Sacramento, California, and assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, made the ultimate sacrifice during the attack on the Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021;Whereas Army Staff Sergeant Ryan C. Knauss, assigned to 9th PSYOP Battalion, 8th PSYOP Group, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, made the ultimate sacrifice during such attack;Whereas members of the Marine Corps, Staff Sergeant Darin T. Hoover of Salt Lake City, Utah, Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo of Lawrence, Massachusetts, Corporal Hunter Lopez of Indio, California, Corporal Daegan W. Page of Omaha, Nebraska, Corporal Humberto A. Sanchez of Logansport, Indiana, Lance Corporal David L. Espinoza of Rio Bravo, Texas, Missouri, Lance Corporal Rylee J. McCollum of Jackson, Wyoming, Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola of Rancho Cucamonga, California, Lance Corporal Kareem M. Nikoui of Norco, California, and Lance Corporal Jared M. Schmitz of St. Charles, Missouri, all made the ultimate sacrifice during such attack;Whereas Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Maxton W. Soviak of Berlin Heights, Ohio, made the ultimate sacrifice during such attack; andWhereas all those who served, fought, or perished in the overall Global War On Terror have served valiantly in defense of the Nation: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—(1)Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole L. Gee, Army Staff Sergeant Ryan C. Knauss, and their fellow members of the Armed Forces served their country with honor and distinction and represent the very best of the United States; and(2)the United States honors those brave members of the Armed Forces and their families and shall never forget the services they rendered and sacrifices they made in the defense of their grateful Nation.