Funeral services planned for fallen Marine Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui

Published September 17, 2021 12:52 PM CDT

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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