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September 5, 2021

 

Navy identifies 5 sailors killed in helicopter crash The U.S. Navy on Sunday released the names of the five Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 crewmembers who died Tuesday when their helicopter crashed into the sea. READ MORE

Reunited: Afghan family separated in chaotic evacuation brought together at Ramstein The U.S. believes there are “very few” Afghan children arriving to the United States without an adult family member or friend, State Department spokesman Ned Price said Thursday. READ MORE

Wounded warriors contribute nine medals, including three gold, to Team USA’s Paralympics total Team USA included three active-duty soldiers competing in shooting and swimming events, along with 16 Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps veterans. They took part in archery, cycling, paratriathlon, rowing, track and field, wheelchair fencing and wheelchair rugby. READ MORE   Taliban stop planes of evacuees from leaving but unclear why An Afghan official at the airport in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif said that the would-be passengers were Afghans, many of whom did not have passports or visas, and thus were unable to leave the country. The top Republican on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, however, said that the group included Americans and they were sitting on the planes, but the Taliban were not letting them take off, effectively “holding them hostage.” READ MORE   About 100 Americans still in Afghanistan, top White House official says The U.S. is “in touch with all of them who we’ve identified on a regular basis,” White House chief of staff Ron Klain said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” but he was vague about plans to get U.S. citizens out of the Taliban-controlled nation. READ MORE

California ceremony honors Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, killed in Kabul attack Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, a 2019 Norco High graduate was described as a "strong person," who "held no grudges," and had "a love for kids," Pastor Phil Wozniak said. The fallen Marine's mother told Wozniak that he'd gone back to save a child when the bomb went off. READ MORE   Body of Indiana Marine slain in Kabul to be returned Sept. 12 Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Ind., was among 13 U.S. military members killed in the Aug. 26 suicide bombing. READ MORE   Former Marine kills 4 in Florida gunfight, including mom still holding baby Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said 33-year-old former Marine Bryan Riley appeared to be suffering from mental health issues and had been slowly unraveling for weeks, repeatedly telling his girlfriend that he could communicate directly with God. READ MORE   US Embassy contractors, visa applicants among Afghans left behind after evacuation Biden described the operation as an "extraordinary success," but thousands of Afghans considered vulnerable and eligible for evacuation fell through the cracks. They include American University of Afghanistan students and graduates, applicants for Special Immigrant Visas and members of Afghanistan's Special Forces who fought closely with the United States. READ MORE   Afghan resettlement raises the question: Who is coming to the United States? A senior administration official said in an interview that the vast majority of Afghans who pass security screenings at transfer points abroad and want to enter the United States will be allowed to come. That includes a potentially sizable number who raise no red flags — but who also cannot demonstrate close ties to the U.S. effort in Afghanistan. READ MORE   The story of the USS Croaker, the WWII submarine that got away The USS Croaker helped win World War II, sinking 11 enemy ships. But unlike its contemporaries, immortalized by their Pacific adventures, this submarine was defined by what happened to it later. In Croaker’s biggest battles, it didn’t launch torpedoes but was a bystander to clashes over its fate as a museum ship. READ MORE

 

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