

A suicide bombing in Kabul on Aug. 26 killed dozens of people, including 13 U.S. service members. The following day, a grid of photos of men in uniform started to spread on social media.
"Pray for them," one post said. "Sixteen doorbells rang today."
But these photos are from 2017, when 15 Marines and a Navy corpsman were killed in a military plane crash in Mississippi. ABC News aired the grid of photos reporting on the crash that year.
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On Aug. 29, a military transport plane carrying the remains of 11 Marines, a Navy medic and an Army staff sergeant landed in Delaware.
Military Times published their photos, which are different from the photos that appear in the Facebook post. Their names are:
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Facebook post, Aug. 27, 2021
The New York Times, Suicide bombing in Kabul kills dozens, including 13 U.S. troops, Aug. 26, 2021
The New York Times, Biden receives bodies of service members killed in Kabul bombing, Aug. 29, 2021
ABC News, Marine Corps grounds KC-130T aircraft in wake of deadly crash, July 27, 2017
Military Times, Here are the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan attack, Aug. 28, 2021
The Washington Post, The 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul airport attack, Aug. 29, 2021
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