U.S. Navy Fleet Marine Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Maxton W. Soviak was honored with a memorial procession in his hometown of Berlin Heights, Ohio. Soviak, 22, was one of 13 U.S. service members killed in an attack near the Kabul airport on Aug. 26.
Of the service members killed in the Kabul attacks, Soviak was the first identified to the media by his family.
Soviak was from northern Ohio and serving as a medic with the U.S. Navy, his mother told the station. The Navy said on Friday one of its sailors was killed in the attack outside the international airport in Kabul but added it would not publicly identify the sailor until their family had been notified.
"One Sailor was killed during the August 26 attack at the Abbey gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul," the Navy said."We mourn the loss of this Sailor and we offer our deepest condolences to the loved ones of our fallen shipmate."it could not yet discuss the sailor's identity but said it would be sharing an updated statement once its next of kin notification process concludes.A Navy sailor was among the 13 U.S.
A chapter of the nonprofit Veterans of Foreign Wars based in Sandusky also paid tribute to Soviak in a Friday"We lost a local hero," the post said."Navy Corpsman Maxton William Soviak of Berlin Heights was KIA in yesterday's suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Max attended Edison High School and Ehove prior to joining the Navy and becoming a Corpsman.Soviak was one of 13 U.S. service members who died in the attacks, which also killed at least 100 Afghans.
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