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Brother of Marine killed in Afghanistan Withdrawal dies by suicide during Memorial Service

“Please pray for his family. There MUST be accountability for this continued carnage”

Newsroom August 16 04:32

The brother of a U.S. Marine who died during last year’s military withdrawal from Afghanistan reportedly committed suicide during his sibling’s recent memorial service.

Dakota Halverson, 28, died on August 9. He was the older brother of Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, 20, from Norco, California, who was one of the 13 military members killed by a suicide bomber outside the Kabul airport on August 26, 2021.

“The older brother of one of the 13 KIA in Kabul recently killed himself at his little brother’s memorial,” Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) tweeted on Saturday.

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“Please pray for his family. There MUST be accountability for this continued carnage,” he added.

The congressman also promoted a GoFundMe fundraiser set up to cover funeral expenses for Halverson.

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