怀俄明州卡斯珀——来自怀俄明州的一名美国海军陆战队员的遗孀和未出生的孩子在阿富汗的一次爆炸中丧生,捐款正源源不断地涌来。
20岁的赖利·麦科勒姆是周四在喀布尔机场自杀式炸弹袭击中丧生的13名军人之一。由于美国撤军和塔利班接管,机场挤满了试图离开该国的人,他们正在提供安全保障。
据他的家人说,麦科勒姆来自邦杜兰特,预计三周后会有第一个孩子。
截至周日,已经通过两次在线筹款活动筹集了近48.7万美元,一次是为了孩子未来的教育费用,另一次是为了麦科勒姆的遗孀。
据《卡斯珀星报-论坛报》报道,袭击发生时,麦科勒姆正在执行他的第一次任务,并在机场的一个检查站执勤。
麦科勒姆就读于杰克逊霍尔高中,并作为摔跤手参加比赛。他于2019年毕业于杰克逊的顶峰创新学校。
Donations pour in after Marine from Wyoming killed in Kabul
CASPER, Wyo. -- Donations are pouring in for the widow and unborn child of a U.S. Marine from Wyoming killed in a bombing in Afghanistan.
Rylee McCollum, 20, was among 13 service members killed by a suicide bomb attack Thursday at the Kabul airport. They were providing security as the airport was overwhelmed with people trying to leave the country amid the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover.
McCollum was from Bondurant and expecting his first child in three weeks, according to his family.
Almost $487,000 had been raised through two online fundraising campaigns, one for the child's future education costs and one for McCollum's widow, as of Sunday.
McCollum was on his first deployment and manning a checkpoint at the airport when the attack happened, the Casper Star-Tribune reported.
McCollum attended Jackson Hole High School and competed as a wrestler. He graduated in 2019 from Summit Innovations School in Jackson.