Marine Corps Corporal Daegan Page

Marine Corps Corporal Daegan William-Tyeler Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska, served with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He was killed on August 26, 2021, when a suicide bomber attacked Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. He and his fellow Marines were helping evacuate civilians during the final days of the American withdrawal.

Cpl Page graduated from Millard South High School in 2016. He played hockey, participated in Boy Scouts and enjoyed hunting, skateboarding, and spending time on the water. He entered the Marine Corps delayed-entry program in September 2017. He deployed multiple times during his service and spent time in Japan, South Korea, Australia, Jordan, and Afghanistan. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Congressional Gold Medal.

Daegan will always be remembered for his fun-loving spirit, tough outer shell, and giant heart. He had a soft spot for animals of all kinds, but most specifically dogs and most of all his three dogs Shyia, Gracie, and Finn.

Cpl Page was survived by his parents, two stepparents and four siblings.