[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1037]
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                      HONORING 13 FALLEN SOLDIERS

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                          HON. ANN KIRKPATRICK

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2021

  Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Madam Speaker, I rise before you today to recognize 
13 United States service members who sacrificed their lives in defense 
of our country during the United States evacuation from Afghanistan. In 
the final days of the evacuation, the U.S. and our allies evacuated 
more than 120,000 people to safety--the largest airlift in our history. 
On Thursday, August 26, 2021, 13 heroes lost their lives in service of 
this mission outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, 
Afghanistan.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in honoring these brave 
individuals: Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo, Sergeant Nicole L. Gee, 
Staff Sergeant Darin T. Hoover, Corporal Hunter Lopez, Corporal Daegan 
W. Page, Corporal Humberto A. Sanchez, Lance Corporal David L. 
Espinoza, Lance Corporal Jared M. Schmitz, Lance Corporal Rylee J. 
McCollum, Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola, Lance Corporal Kareem M. 
Nikoui, Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak, and Staff Sergeant Ryan C. 
Knauss. We are grateful for their service.

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