After more than four months since the deadly attack in Kabul that killed 13 US service members, injured 45 and killed more than 160 Afghan civilians, on Feb 4 the Pentagon released its findings from the bombing investigation. 

The Department of Defense sent representatives to personally share the findings with the families of the fallen 13 prior to the public release. Among those killed was 22-year old Logansport Marine Cpl Humberto Sanchez. 

As time continues to march on, the day of August 26, 2021 still feels like yesterday for Cpl Sanchez's mother Coral Briseno. Coral recalled the last conversation she had with her son. 

Despite being sick and frustrated, it was reported Cpl Sanchez's last moments of life were spent helping children and other vunerable refugees to safety. Coral was later shown a video of Cpl Sanchez lifting a young girl over a wall at the airport in Kabul that day. 

Officials admitted the bombing investigations report contradict intial reports shared about the attack being carried out by a suicide bomber and gunmen firing into the crowd. The investigation concluded the attack was carried out at Abbey Gate by a lone ISIS-K bomber. 

Drone footage, videos and other graphic details were also presented in the report, including locations of where the servicemen stood during the time of the explosion.

Coral, who has a copy of the investigation, says the thousands of pages given to her detailing that day at the airport still doesn't give her all the answers. She has made peace in knowing that she may never know all of the truth about that day. 

Her son still died a hero. 

What's most important to Coral is keeping her son's legacy alive. She wants to make sure that not only the 13 killed are remembered, but also the other 64 service members who were wounded that day. 

Sanchez's family has since established a scholarship fund in honor of the local hero. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Cpl Humberto Sanchez Memorial Scholarship Fund, at the Cass County Community Foundation Inc. PO Box 441, Logansport, IN 46947.

(Photos show an entryway inside of Coral's home dedicated to her son. The photo below shows the side of a race car that had been wrecked, but the door with Cpl Sanchez's face remained untouched and was given to the family and now also sits in the home.)