Funeral services planned for fallen Marine Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - US Marine Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui, who was killed in the line of duty in Kabul, Afghanistan will be laid to rest in a special ceremony in Riverside.
Memorial services are scheduled throughout the weekend and the community is welcomed to attend.
On Friday, a procession will be held at 2 p.m. The hearse will depart from Ontario International Airport and head towards the mortuary located at 11500 Arlington Ave.
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The community is invited to line the streets along the procession route and pay tribute.
On Saturday, a memorial service will be held at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside.
The memorial service will be livestreamed at Harvest.Church/live.
Nikoui is one of the 13 service members killed in the August 26 suicide attack in Kabul.
Two other Marines from Riverside County – Corporal Dylan Merola and Corporal Hunter Lopez – were also killed in the attack.
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