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Vigil To Be Held Tuesday For Sgt. Johanny Rosario, Lawrence Native Killed In Kabul Attack

LAWRENCE (CBS) – A vigil will be held Tuesday evening to honor U.S. Marine Sgt. Johanny Rosario who was killed in the attack outside Kabul's airport in Afghanistan last week.

It will begin at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.

Rosario was assigned to the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Naval Support Activity in Bahrain. She was deployed to Afghanistan in the middle of August.

Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo
Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo. (Image credit Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade)

The group known as ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the attack that killed 13 American service members and at least 170 Afghans.

More than $56,000 has been raised to support the family of Rosario, who graduated from Lawrence High School. She was 25 years old.

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