Calif. city holds ceremony to honor fallen Marine Kareem Nikoui
In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, a U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui of Norco, California at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Nikoui was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. (Photo by Jason Minto/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images)
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UPDATED 10:19 AM PT – Monday, September 6, 2021
A California community honored one of the 13 fallen service members who was killed in the Kabul airport terrorist attack in late August. Over the weekend, the city of Norco held a ceremony for 20-year-old Kareem Nikoui, while also honoring the 12 other service members who died in the attack.
The 20-year-old would be remembered as a fun and loving person who always wanted to serve his country.
“In school, the big thing he wanted, all he ever talked about was being a Marine. He was in the ROTC and that’s what he wanted,” one Norco resident expressed. “His dream was to be a Marine and then he fulfilled that dream. He was a fun loving boy that loved his country, loved his family and he was much too young to die.”
The City of Norco will not forget the 13 heroes that were killed in action in #Kabul, Afghanistan, including Norco resident and Norco High School graduate #USMC Lance Corporal #KareemNikoui ♥️???????? #USA #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/Xixk3O6khw
— City of Norco | Horsetown USA (@CityofNorco) September 6, 2021
Nickoui’s body is expected to be brought home September 17.