Brother of Marine killed in Afghanistan withdrawal commits suicide at memorial for fallen provider member

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The brother of a younger Maritime killed throughout the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan reportedly died by suicide a calendar year later for the duration of a the latest memorial services for the fallen assistance member. 

Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, 20, from Norco, California, was one particular of 13 American troops killed on Aug. 26, 2021, when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive outside the Kabul airport as crowds of Us citizens and Afghan allies sought to flee Taliban fighters using more than management of the money town. 

Almost a year later on, Nikoui’s older brother, 28-12 months-aged Dakota Halverson, died on Aug. 9, a push release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed, though supplying number of specifics.

"The more mature brother of 1 of the 13 KIA in Kabul just lately killed himself at his tiny brother’s memorial," Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., tweeted on Saturday, replying to a tweet by Townhall reporter Julio Rosas. "Remember to pray for his relatives. There Need to be accountability for this continued carnage." 

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Shana Chappell, mom of slain Maritime Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, is embraced in the course of a celebration of lifetime support for him at Harvest Christian Fellowship Church, Riverside, on Sept. 18, 2021.  (Cindy Yamanaka/MediaNews Group/The Riverside Press-Enterprise by using Getty Images)

Rosas shared a url to a GoFundMe webpage, composing that "Shana Chappell, who misplaced her son LCpl. Kareem Nikoui in the assault all through the Afghanistan evacuation final 12 months, declared her son Dakota died." Rosas’ tweet integrated the hashtag "#SuicideAwareness." 

"Dakota Halverson was a loving son, brother and close friend," Chappell wrote on GoFundMe. "Losing his brother virtually 1 12 months ago has proven also hard to bear. Any donations for his burial and products and services would be greatly appreciated as he desired to be buried future to his brother Kareem, who was killed August 26th, 2021, when serving his region. His spouse and children and I want to honor his wishes."

A military services honor guard carries the flag-draped casket of Maritime Lance Cpl. Kareem Grant Nikoui at the Harvest Christian Fellowship on Sept. 18, 2021, in Riverside, California. (Apu Gomes/AFP through Getty Images)

As of midday Sunday, the fundraiser attained far more than $18,600 of its mentioned $20,000 purpose. 

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Chappell and the fallen Marine’s father, Steve Nikoui, have been vocal critics of President Biden’s principal navy officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Workers Gen. Mark A. Milley, with regards to the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan very last August subsequent a 20-12 months conflict.