Page joined the US Marine Corps after graduating from Millard South High School, the statement added. "He was also an animal lover with a soft spot in his heart for dogs." "He loved hunting and spending time outdoors with his dad, as well as being out on the water," the family said. He had four siblings, the statement added. Page was raised partly in Iowa and near Omaha, Nebraska, and served at Camp Pendleton in California. They said he planned to possibly become a lineman once his Marine enlistment was finished. "Our hearts are broken, but we are thankful for the friends and family who are surrounding us during this time." "Daegan will always be remembered for his tough outer shell and giant heart," the family statement said. Daegan Page was 23 years old, his family said in a statement provided to CNN. He was tough but a kind and loving person that "made an impact on everyone he met," his sister said.Ĭpl. Making us stronger, kinder, teaching us to love deeper. "Rylee will always be a hero, not just for the ultimate sacrifice he made for our country but for the way he impacted every life around him for the better. "Rylee wanted to be a history teacher and a wrestling coach when he finished serving his country," she said. He was sent to Afghanistan when the evacuation began and had been manning the check point when the suicide bomb went off, she said. Roice said that her brother, a native of Wyoming, was on his first deployment and had been determined to be infantry. "He was a son, a brother, a husband and a father with a baby due in just 3 weeks," she told CNN in a statement, adding that Rylee had wanted to be a Marine his whole life, so much so that even as a toddler he carried around a toy rifle in his diapers and cowboy boots. Roice McCollum, the older sister of US Marine Rylee McCollum, told CNN her brother, who was 20 years old, was "an amazing man with a passion for the Marines." Here's what we know about some of those who gave their lives in service to their country. (CNN) - The Department of Defense has released the names of the 13 US service members who were killed in an attack outside Kabul's airport on Thursday, as the US and other Western countries raced to evacuate their citizens and allies out of Afghanistan.
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