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August 31, 2021

Afghanistan airport attack: Former officer in charge writes touching tribute to Marine killed in Kabul

Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo was one of 13 U.S. service members killed in the suicide bombing at Kabul’s airport last week – and she was also a proud Dominican American, daughter, sister, girlfriend, aunt, student and teacher, according to the U.S. Marine captain who was her officer in charge for more than a year.

August 31, 2021

Father of Marine seen cradling Afghan infant reacts to daughter’s death after Kabul blast: ‘Just my baby’

The grieving father of a U.S. Marine killed in a suicide attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul just days after she shared the now iconic photo of her cradling an Afghan baby described his daughter in a heartbreaking new interview as his “hero” and a true “warrior.”

August 31, 2021

Parents of Cpl. Hunter Lopez issue first public statement

The parents of a U.S. Marine Corps corporal who died in the suicide bombing in Kabul have spoken publicly for the first time since the tragedy. 

August 31, 2021

Family of fallen Marine Rylee McCollum receives police escort in Wyoming; donations for pregnant widow pour in

The family of fallen U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, a soon-to-be father who was killed in a bombing during the mass evacuation in Afghanistan, was welcomed back to Wyoming on Monday with a police escort and people waving American flags as they lined the streets.

August 31, 2021

Marine forced to undergo mental health evaluation after criticizing botched Afghan withdrawal

U.S. Marine Corps officer who was relieved of his command for chastising his bosses over the botched Afghan withdrawal has revealed that he was ordered to undergo a mental health screening.

August 31, 2021

Hundreds of California hikers honor Marine killed in Afghanistan blast: ‘Heaven is getting a good warrior'

Hundreds showed up for a memorial hike in southern California Sunday to pay tribute to Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, one of the 13 service members who died in a suicide bomb attack last week at Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul as refugees were still being evacuated.

August 31, 2021

Greg Gutfeld: So-called consensus shields idiots from accountability

But we don't know the names of the people who made all of these awful decisions. Is it just Joe? That's possible. But how can one person make so many mistakes! Choosing the wrong path at every twist and turn.

August 30, 2021

Fathers of Marines killed in Kabul blast rip Biden: 'He talked more about his son than my son'

Two Gold Star fathers of U.S. Marines killed in an ISIS-K-linked blast in Kabul amid President Joe Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal process lambasted the Delaware Democrat for acting selfish in their interactions on "Hannity."

August 30, 2021

Wounded Marine rips Blinken, Gen. McKenzie on Taliban praise: 'How dare you do that'

Retired Marine Corps bomb technician Johnny Joey Jones responded Monday to comments by both Secretary of State Antony Blinken and CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, who discussed the evacuation of the last U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

August 30, 2021

Grieving father remembers Utah Marine killed in Kabul attack: 'He had the biggest heart in the world'

The father of one of the 10 Marines killed in the Kabul terror attacks in Afghanistan spoke out on Monday just one day after his son’s body was returned to U.S. soil.