Humberto Sanchez, a Marines corporal from Logansport, was considered one of 13 U.S. service members killed Thursday in Afghanistan.
Chris Martin, the mayor of the northern Indiana metropolis of 17,500, introduced the group had misplaced considered one of its personal.
“This younger man had not but even turned 30 and nonetheless had his complete life forward of him,” Martin stated in a Facebook post Friday night time. “Any plans he could have had for his post-military life got in sacrifice because of the coronary heart he exhibited in placing himself into hurt’s option to safeguard the lives of others.”
Whereas Martin didn’t establish Sanchez, the native faculty and Indiana members of Congress later did.
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The bombing at Hamid Karzai Worldwide Airport in Kabul left 11 Marines, a Navy corpsman and one other service member lifeless whereas the U.S. and allied forces scrambled to evacuate people from Afghanistan.
Islamic State terror group ISIS-K claimed to be behind the assault, and the U.S. navy launched a drone strike Friday after President Joe Biden vowed revenge.
In all, Thursday’s bombing killed no less than 160 folks and wounded no less than 18 different troops.
U.S. Rep. Jim Baird, whose district contains Logansport, and each of Indiana’s U.S. senators remembered Sanchez Friday night time.
“He bravely answered the decision to serve his nation, and I’m each pleased with his service and deeply saddened by his loss,” Baird wrote in a Facebook post. “Might we always remember Corporal Sanchez’s title or his heroism to a grateful nation.”
In a Facebook post of his own, Sen. Mike Braun known as Sanchez “an American hero.”
Sen. Todd Younger, who served within the Marines himself, tweeted “we must never forget his bravery and his sacrifice.“
The Logansport Group College Company stated he was a Logansport Excessive College graduate.
“We are going to always remember the names of those that paid the last word sacrifice,” the school district tweeted.
In a press release revealed Friday afternoon, earlier than information of Sanchez’s demise circulated, Gov. Eric Holcomb requested Hoosiers to recollect the troopers killed in Kabul.
“As a rustic and as a state we must be unified in honoring and paying our respects to those who paid the last word worth,” the assertion stated. Holcomb additionally directed flags to be flown at half-staff till sundown on Monday
As of Friday night time, the governor’s workplace stated it had not but been formally notified of the Sanchez’s demise.
IndyStar editor Ethan Might contributed.
Contact Sarah Nelson at sarah.nelson@indystar.com or 317-503-7514.
