Local restaurants honor 13 service members killed in Afghanistan

MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) -- Two local restaurants honored the 13 U.S. military members who died in the Kabul airport bombing in Afghanistan.

On August 26, 11 Marines, an Army Soldier, a Navy medic and dozens of Afghans died in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. At least 20 U.S. Marines were also wounded.

To honor the service members, the Texas Roadhouse in Monument set up a table for them. The table had a reserved sign on it, saying "to honor the 13 fallen soldiers, not coming home." There were 13 places set, including 13 pints of beer.

Karmyn Riehl, with Bubba's 33 in Colorado Springs tells KRDO they also set up a remembrance table at their restaurant.

"We set up a table in remembrance of the 13 soldiers as a way to not only pay our respects but to also celebrate the lives of these brave soldiers," said Riehl. "This table is a way for our staff and our guests to honor those we lost and to also pray for their families. Being in a military town, everyone is connected in some way, and this was our way of showing our support and our love for our military community."

Last week, a Texas Roadhouse in Louisville, Kentucky paid tribute to the service members. Tyler Scott Parker, who is a Service Manager with the restaurant posted the photo with the caption, "For the 13 fallen ." The photo went viral and has already been shared 33,000 times on Facebook.

Two suicide bombers and gunmen targeted crowds of people gathering at Kabul's airport to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

The U.S. service members who made the ultimate sacrifice are:

• Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah
• Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosariopichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts
• Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California
• Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California
• Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska
• Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana
• Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas
• Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Missouri
• Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming
• Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California
• Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California
• Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio
• Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee.

To learn more about the 13 men and women who lost their lives, click here.