Father of fallen Marine killed in Kabul honors son through nonprofit

This week marks a year since a deadly attack at the Kabul Airport in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz from Wentzville was among 13 U.S. service members killed in the suicide bombing. Just a few days before the one-year anniversary, his father shared the steps he's taking to remember his son. "I talk to my son every day. First and foremost, I'm religious and I feel him around me every day," Mark Schmitz said. "I can feel his strength every morning, kicking me in the rear to get up and make a difference." The heaviness of the pain is something Schmitz said he carries with him every day. "The support the community has been really what's gotten us through everything. Everything, everyone has done has been so much from the procession home that was the beginning and it hasn't stopped," he said. STORY: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/loc...