By: NICOLAS FIERRO
Salina Post
A Salina resident honors the fallen from the Abbey Gate bombing that occurred five years ago at an Afghanistan airport.
Kenny Cochran placed various flags in his front yard on S. Tenth Street in Salina to honor the 13 U.S. military servicemen and women who died on August 26, 2021.
At least 182 people were killed after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt at Abbey Gate, one of the gates at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
This was deemed a terrorist attack committed by an operative of the terrorist group ISIS-K.
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump made a proclamation for the 5th-year anniversary of the attack.
"As a Nation, it is our sacred duty to honor — with the deepest respect and reverence — the men and women in uniform who gave their lives that day, to remember all that was taken from their families, and to never forget their names: Staff Sergeant Ryan C. Knauss, USA; Staff Sergeant Darin T. Hoover, USMC; Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo, USMC; Sergeant Nicole L. Gee, USMC; Corporal Hunter Lopez, USMC; Corporal Daegan W. Page, USMC; Corporal Humberto A. Sanchez, USMC; Lance Corporal David L. Espinoza, USMC; Lance Corporal Jared M. Schmitz, USMC; Lance Corporal Rylee J. McCollum, USMC; Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola, USMC; Lance Corporal Kareem M. Nikoui, USMC; and Petty Officer Third Class Maxton W. Soviak, USN," said President Trump.
"I just like doing things for the veterans, and just being around them is an honor," said Cochran.
