Nation They made the ‘ultimate sacrifice’: The 13 US service members killed in Afghanistan airport bombing August 27, 2021August 29, 2021Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAYComments Off on They made the ‘ultimate sacrifice’: The 13 US service members killed in Afghanistan airport bombing Thirteen U.S. service members were killed Thursday in a suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan. Among them, an expectant father and a former lifeguard.