Candlelight Memorial

 “On behalf of The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office, Newport Police Department and Cocke County EMA, we send our sincerest condolences to the 13 Fallen Soldiers Families. Our Candlelight Memorial represents each one of them we lost that day, August 28, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Eleven United States Marines, One Navy Corpsman and One Army Soldier. We thank them for making the ultimate sacrifice for protecting our country and the people they protected that day. May their souls rest in eternal peace.”

U.S Marine, Sgt Johanny Rosario (25)

U.S. Marine, Cpl Hunter Lopez (22)

U.S. Marine, LCpl Kareem Nikoui (22)

U.S. Marine, LCpl Rylee McCollum (20)

U.S. Marine, LCpl Jared Schmitz (20)

U.S. Marine, LCpl David Lee Espinoza (20)

U.S. Navy, Maxton Soviak (20)

U.S. Marine, SSgt Taylor Hoover (31)

U.S. Marine, Cpl Daegan Page (23)

U.S. Army, Ryan Knauss (23)

U.S. Marine, Cpl Humberto Sanchez (22)

U.S. Marine, Sgt Nicole Gee (23)

U.S. Marine, Ricky Thompson (21)