PHOTOS: Flathead residents mourn service members killed in attack on Kabul airport
JEREMY WEBER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 4 months AGO
Kyrie Small looks on at the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, as U.S. Marines pay respects during a candlelight vigil to honor the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Dozens gathered at the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, for a candlelight vigil to honor the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Kyrie Small, middle, Kaden Jones, left, and Alexis Jones keep their candles lit in the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, during a vigil to honor the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Meaghan Fisher keeps her candle lit at the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, during a candlelight vigil to honor the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
During a candlelight vigil at the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, 13 roses, glasses and chairs symbolize the 13 U.S. military personnel lost in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Flags adorn the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, shortly before a candlelight vigil was held to honor the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
The Flathead County Veterans Memorial shows the reflections of flags in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, shortly before a candlelight vigil was held to honor the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
U.S. Army Reserve veteran Kevin Bryant, who served in Afghanistan, hugs Stacy Lorenz in front of the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Dozens gathered at the memorial for a candlelight vigil to honor the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
U.S. military veteran Jeff Denton takes in the names listed on the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, shortly before a candlelight vigil was held to honor the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
During a candlelight vigil at the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, 13 roses, glasses and chairs symbolize the 13 U.S. military personnel lost in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Flags adorn the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, shortly before a candlelight vigil was held to honor the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Flags adorn the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, shortly before a candlelight vigil was held to honor the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
U.S. military veteran Clifford Nielsen looks over the names listed on the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, shortly before a candlelight vigil was held to honor the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
The sun sets over the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, shortly before a candlelight vigil was held to honor the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Dozens gathered at the Flathead County Veterans Memorial in Kalispell's Depot Park on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, for a candlelight vigil to honor the 13 U.S. military personnel killed in an Aug. 26 attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan.
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