Rank: Navy Fleet Marine Force Hospital Corpsman Age: 22 Location: Berlin Heights, Ohio
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His final words to (Rachel) over FaceTime, when he was telling her goodbye was after she told him to be safe and he said ‘Don’t worry mom, my guys got me they won’t let anything happen to me.’ Today she realized that they all just went together.
Kip and Rachel Soviak, Max’s parents, in a statement to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/27/us/kabul-attack-us-service-members-killed/index.html">CNN</a>.
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<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CP8rapJpOWy/">Final post to Maxton's Instagram</a>
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<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CTFElTwnC_i/">Marilyn Soviak, Max's sister post</a>
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<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/08/27/ohio-navy-medic-max-soviak-killed-afghanistan-sandusky-edisonmarines-kabul-airport-attack/5615293001/">The Columbus Dispatch</a>
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<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/08/27/just-kid-us-medic-died-kabul-suicide-bombing-identified/">The Telegraph</a>
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<li><a target="_blank" href="https://sanduskyregister.com/news/339579/local-sailor-killed-in-afghanistan/">Sandusky Register</a>
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<li><a target="_blank" href="https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/first-us-service-member-killed-in-kabul-airport-attack-idd-as-max-soviak/">New York Post</a>
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<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/27/ohio-navy-medic-max-soviak-killed-afghanistan-kabul-airport-attack/5616050001/">USA Today</a>
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<li><a target="_blank" href="https://fox8.com/news/hero-mourned-navy-corpsman-maxton-soviak-to-be-laid-to-rest-today/">Fox 8</a>
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<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.mormanfuneralhome.com/obituary/Maxton-Soviak">Obituary</a>
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<li><a target="_blank" href="https://maxtonsoviak.org">Foundation</a>
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**Rank:** Navy Fleet Marine Force Hospital Corpsman  
**Age:** 22  
**Location:** Berlin Heights, Ohio

## Quote

> His final words to (Rachel) over FaceTime, when he was telling her goodbye was after she told him to be safe and he said ‘Don’t worry mom, my guys got me they won’t let anything happen to me.’ Today she realized that they all just went together.
> 
> **Kip and Rachel Soviak, Max’s parents, in a statement to** [**CNN**](https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/27/us/kabul-attack-us-service-members-killed/index.html)**.**

## Images

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1711336360858/f8d0d099-fa03-4450-a7bc-3e7bf3eb7732.jpeg align="center")

## Social Media

* [Final post to Maxton's Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CP8rapJpOWy/)
    
* [Marilyn Soviak, Max's sister post](https://www.instagram.com/p/CTFElTwnC_i/)
    

## Additional Articles

* [The Columbus Dispatch](https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/08/27/ohio-navy-medic-max-soviak-killed-afghanistan-sandusky-edisonmarines-kabul-airport-attack/5615293001/)
    
* [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/08/27/just-kid-us-medic-died-kabul-suicide-bombing-identified/)
    
* [Sandusky Register](https://sanduskyregister.com/news/339579/local-sailor-killed-in-afghanistan/)
    
* [New York Post](https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/first-us-service-member-killed-in-kabul-airport-attack-idd-as-max-soviak/)
    
* [USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/27/ohio-navy-medic-max-soviak-killed-afghanistan-kabul-airport-attack/5616050001/)
    
* [Fox 8](https://fox8.com/news/hero-mourned-navy-corpsman-maxton-soviak-to-be-laid-to-rest-today/)
    
* [Obituary](https://www.mormanfuneralhome.com/obituary/Maxton-Soviak)
    
* [Foundation](https://maxtonsoviak.org)

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