The body of the Indiana marine who was killed in the suicide bombing in Kabul last month is returning home Sunday.22-year-old marine Humberto Sanchez was one of the 13 service members killed during an attack at Kabul's airport.He is from Logansport, Indiana.A procession for Sanchez will start at Grissom Air Reserve Bas and end at Gundrum Funeral Home.Those wishing to honor Sanchez are encouraged to line the procession route.State police suggest Foreman Drive near the base, State Road 218 and US 35 as viewing areas. Sanchez was among 17 members of his Logansport High School class who joined the military after their 2017 graduation. He played on the school’s varsity soccer team and was in the homecoming court his senior year, according to school officials.Eleven Marines, one Navy sailor and one Army soldier were among the dead, while 18 other U.S. service members were wounded in Thursday’s bombing, which also claimed the lives of more than 160 Afghans. Officials have blamed the bombing on Afghanistan’s offshoot of the Islamic State group.The U.S. military said it was the most lethal day for American forces in Afghanistan since 2011.
The body of the Indiana marine who was killed in the suicide bombing in Kabul last month is returning home Sunday.
22-year-old marine Humberto Sanchez was one of the 13 service members killed during an attack at Kabul's airport.
He is from Logansport, Indiana.
A procession for Sanchez will start at Grissom Air Reserve Bas and end at Gundrum Funeral Home.
Those wishing to honor Sanchez are encouraged to line the procession route.
State police suggest Foreman Drive near the base, State Road 218 and US 35 as viewing areas.
Sanchez was among 17 members of his Logansport High School class who joined the military after their 2017 graduation. He played on the school’s varsity soccer team and was in the homecoming court his senior year, according to school officials.
Eleven Marines, one Navy sailor and one Army soldier were among the dead, while 18 other U.S. service members were wounded in Thursday’s bombing, which also claimed the lives of more than 160 Afghans. Officials have blamed the bombing on Afghanistan’s offshoot of the Islamic State group.
The U.S. military said it was the most lethal day for American forces in Afghanistan since 2011.
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