Marine Corps Corporal Humberto Sanchez

Marine Corps Corporal Humberto Angel Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana, served with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, at Camp Pendleton, California. He was killed on August 26, 2021, when an ISIS-K suicide bomber attacked Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. He had been helping screen and evacuate civilians during Operation Allies Refuge.

Cpl Sanchez was an honors and advanced-placement student at Logansport High School. He competed in soccer, football, wrestling and track. He enlisted in the Marine Corps at 17 with his mother’s permission and entered service after graduating in 2017.

His mother, Coral Briseño, described Cpl Sanchez as “the kind of person you want to be around” and someone who cared about everyone. After learning that he had spent his final hours helping rescue children, she said, “My kid was a hero.” His soccer coach remembered him as disciplined, dependable and already possessing the character of a soldier while still in high school.

Cpl Sanchez was survived by his parents, stepfather, a sister and two brothers.