A remembrance service is slated Wednesday evening in Norco to honor the 11 U.S. Marines and several other U.S. Armed Services members killed in a suicide bombing that occurred during the chaotic evacuation of American military personnel and civilians from Afghanistan five years ago.
The ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the attack is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Memorial for the Fallen 13 in the Norco Country Center, 960 Sixth St.
A frequent speaker at the annual services is Shana Chappell of Norco, who lost her son, 20-year-old Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, in the Aug. 26, 2021, bombing at the Abbey Gate fronting Kabul Airport…