AP Wyoming

Memorial planned for Wyoming soldier killed in Afghanistan

Published October 21, 2021 3:58 PM

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A memorial service and celebration will be held Saturday for a soldier from Wyoming who was among the last U.S. troops killed in the war in Afghanistan. Twenty-year-old Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, of Bondurant, was among 13 U.S. soldiers killed in a suicide bombing Aug. 26. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports a memorial service at Jackson Hole Hereford Ranch will include a 21-gun salute and military flyover. A reception later will include appetizers, drinks and storytelling. Country music artist Jenny Tolman will perform. McCollum grew up in the Jackson Hole area and was killed on his first deployment.

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