The Fallen 13

Military Murder

Mama Margot Productions LLC

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

After close to 20 years in Afghanistan - August 2021 was looking to be the month when U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan. But things didn’t go as smoothly as everyone hoped. And on August 26, 2021, a suicide bomber got close enough to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, and killed roughly 200 people – including 13 U.S. military service members who were assisting at the checkpoint. This episode is a tribute to the Fallen 13 – 13 U.S. military members who gave their life protecting others. There were 11 Marines, 1 Navy Sailor, and 1 Army Soldier. The Fallen 13 are: Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah. Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California. Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California. Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska. Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Missouri. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California. Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee. Dig in with Margot as she pays tribute to those who gave their life. ---- Music in this episode was composed by Tyops and BigManJoe. Taps rendition at the end is by the Marine Corps Band – The President’s Own and can be found here. Sources for this episode can be found below: · https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2756011/dod-identifies-marine-corps-navy-and-army-casualties/ · https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-service-members-killed-kabul-airport-attack-what-we-know-about-the-victims/ · https://www.nytimes.com/article/us-soldiers-killed-afghanistan.html · https://www.thedailybeast.com/slain-marine-kareem-nikouis-dad-vents-anger-at-military-biden-after-kabul-airport-blasts · https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/service-members-killed-outside-kabul-s-airport-remembered-heroes-n1277839 · https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-marine-killed-afghanistan-blast-was-newlywed-wyoming-2021-08-27/ · https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/27/us/kabul-attack-us-service-members-killed/index.html · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlnnyCEHy1g · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFQhnGZNcck · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncAkH0XCvJs · https://www.wcvb.com/article/johanny-rosario-lawrence-marine-killed-afghanistan-airport-bombing/37419841# ----- Military Murder is a military true crime podcast that focuses on murders committed by military members, veterans, and sometimes their family members. ---- Follow on social: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/militarymurderpodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/@militarymurder Facebook: https://facebook.com/militarytruecrime Discussion Group: https://facebook.com/groups/militarytruecrime Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Trichar Marmy, I have decided to come out of maternity leave for a split second to check
0:15.4	on you to see how you're doing.
0:18.4	Lately, it seems like that question, how are you doing?
0:22.2	Can trigger so many different emotions?
0:25.4	Fine.
0:27.1	Fine no longer keeps people at bay.
0:29.9	People really want to know how you're doing.
0:32.5	How are you as a veteran doing?
0:34.7	How are you as a currently serving service member doing?
0:38.2	How are you as a military spouse doing?
0:41.0	How are you as a military mom?
0:43.8	Military dad, military brat, really doing?
0:48.5	Just a few days ago, a devastating suicide bomb outside of the Kabul International Airport
0:54.1	killed close to 200 people.
0:57.4	Among those 13 military members, and there were at least 18 US troops injured in the same
1:04.4	blast.
1:05.9	You know, as a lawyer and as a podcaster, I am never out of words, but this week I found
1:12.5	myself at a loss.
1:14.4	And then as I scrolled through Instagram, I found it, the words.
1:19.2	But they weren't my words.
1:20.6	They were someone else's words, but it's exactly what I felt in my heart and my soul.
1:26.0	It's someone else set it first and they set it best.
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