Indiana Marine killed in Afghanistan attack returns home

LOGANSPORT, IN — A Marine from Indiana who was killed in the August 26 terrorist attack at the Kabul, Afghanistan airport has returned home.

Twenty-two-year-old Corporal Humberto Sanchez was one of 13 U.S. service members who died in the attack.

His body arrived at Grissom Air Reserve Base Sunday morning before a procession took him to a funeral home in Logansport.

Sanchez will be laid to rest tomorrow.

Meantime, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the life of Corporal Sanchez.

Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, September 14.

The Governor is also asking businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff.