with loss after a suicide bomb attack killed them and more than 170 others outside kabul s international airport on thursday. a moment of silence was held for 20-year-old marine lance corporal jared schmitz of st. charles, missouri. we are incredibly grateful for jared s service to our nation. reporter: and a gathering of friends remembered 23-year-old marine corporal daegen page from near omaha. his family said he was a longtime boy scout, played hockey, and loved hunting and the outdoors. he was kind. he was one of the nicest persons i ve ever met. i mean, he he was there for you when you needed it. and he was there for you when you didn t want it. but he was the definition of a best friend i ve ever had. reporter: the father of staff sergeant taylor hoover said his son was called to action by a defining moment.
the u.s. has released the names of its 13 military members killed in thursday s attack at the kabul airport. they were men and women in uniform serveling in one of the most dangerous places on earth, but for the people would knew them, they were sons, daughters, husbands, and friends. five of them were only 20 years old. meaning they were born around the time the war in georgia began. they were a cross section of the country they died fighting for. they were young. they were passionate. they believed in their mission. ladies and gentlemen, the freedom we enjoy as americans isn t free. across the u.s., the families and home town communities of these 13 service members are grappling with loss after a suicide bomb attack killed them and more than 170 others outside kabul s international airport on
as natasha chen reports, they were also a cross section of the country they died fighting for. reporter: they were young. they were passionate. they believed in their mission. ladies and gentlemen, as we all know, the freedom we enjoy as americans isn t free. reporter: across the u.s., the families and hometown community of these 13 service members are grappling with loss after a suicide bomb attack killed them and more than 170 others outside kabul s international airport on thursday. a moment of slins wilence was hr jared schmitz. and a gathering of friends remembered 23-year-old deegan page. his family said that he was a long time boy scout, loved hunting and the outdoors. he was kind. he was one of the nicest persons