American Legion pays tribute to those killed in Afghanistan

Posted 9/1/21

Thirteen empty chairs shrouded in black line the street in front of River Falls American Legion Post 121, paying silent tribute to the military members lost in the Afghanistan terror attack. Those …

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American Legion pays tribute to those killed in Afghanistan

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Thirteen empty chairs shrouded in black line the street in front of River Falls American Legion Post 121, paying silent tribute to the military members lost in the Afghanistan terror attack. Those killed include Lance Cpl. David Lee Espinoza, 20, Rio Bravo, Texas; Sgt. Nicole Gee, 23, Roseville, Calif.; Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, 31, Salt Lake City, Utah; Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss, 23, Knoxville, Tenn.; Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, 20, Bondurant, Wyo.; Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, Indio, Calif.; Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, 20, Norco, Calif.; Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, Lawrence, Mass.; Cpl. Humberto Sanchez, 22, Logansport, Ind.; Cpl. Daegan William-Tyeler Page, 23, Omaha, Neb.; and Seaman Maxton Soviak, 22, Ohio.

Photo courtesy of Bill Gnatzig