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OMAHA — The Sarpy County Board has approved a measure to name a street in southwest Omaha for a fallen Marine from Nebraska.

The board on Tuesday unanimously voted to name a segment of Gertrude Street south of the Millard community for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page.

Page, 26, was one of 13 U.S. service members killed Aug. 26 in a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. The blast also killed at least 169 Afghans and came as people were desperately trying to board planes to leave amid the Taliban takeover of the country.

Page served in the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment based at Camp Pendleton, California.

Page was born in Omaha and lived his first five years in Red Oak, Iowa, before moving with his family back to Omaha. He enlisted in the Marines in 2017 and was deployed to numerous locations before his final deployment to Afghanistan.

He was an avid hockey fan who played throughout his childhood and was a member of the 2016 state champion Westside Warriors hockey team.

People line Abbot Drive to pay their respects Cpl. Daegan Page as the procession carrying his body drove through Omaha on Friday. Page was killed in Afghanistan during the US withdrawal.

Sgt. Anthony Ritter, left, and Sgt. Alex Petersen salute hearse carrying Cpl. Daegan Page as his body was returned to Omaha on Friday. Page was killed in Afghanistan during the US withdrawal. Ritter and Petersen are with the 623rd Engineer Company out of Wahoo, Nebraska

People line Abbot Drive to pay their respects to Cpl. Daegan Page as the procession carrying his body drove through Omaha on Friday. Page was killed in Afghanistan during the US withdrawal.

Darlene Weil waits for the processional of Cpl. Daegan Page on Friday. Page was killed in Afghanistan during the US withdrawal. Darlene's grandson, Dylan Weil is a loadmaster on C-17 and was helping to evacuate people out of Afghanistan.

A giant American flag is suspended between cranes near Abbott Drive before the procession carrying the body of Cpl. Daegan Page passed by on Friday. Page was killed in Afghanistan during the US withdrawal.

People line up along 144th Street near Braman Mortuary ahead of the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page in southwest Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

Rita Gardner, of Omaha, holds Sgt. Rock, her service dog, ahead of the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page near 144th and Madison Streets in Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26. Gardner's husband Dave was also a Marine and died last year.

Daryla Isaacs, of Lincoln, waves flags ahead of the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page near 144th and Madison Streets in Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

People line up along 144th Street near Braman Mortuary ahead of the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page in southwest Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

Rita Gardner, of Omaha, holds Sgt. Rock, her service dog, ahead of the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page near 144th and Madison Streets in Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26. Gardner's husband Dave was also a Marine and died last year.

Sandi, left, and Jason Miller fold an American flag owned by Sandi's father, a Vietnam War veteran after Cpl. Daegan Page's procession passes by on the 96th Street bridge over Interstate 80 on Friday.

Cpl. Daegan Page's procession passes by the 96th Street bridge over Interstate 80 on Friday.

Omaha Police Department officials drive motorcycles as part of Cpl. Daegan Page's procession on the 96th Street bridge over Interstate 80 on Friday.

Matthew Brodersen, accompanied by wife Erin and 11 month old Maverick, holds up an American flag before Cpl. Daegan Page's procession passes by on the 96th Street bridge over Interstate 80 on Friday.

Paislie Paulseon, 3, holds a flag before Cpl. Daegan Page's procession passes by on the 96th Street bridge over Interstate 80 on Friday.

Kris Smith, left, and her sister Kerry Vuagniaux hang up an American flag before Cpl. Daegan Page's procession passes by on the 96th Street bridge over Interstate 80 on Friday.

Geri White hands Kim Mathews a zip tie to hang up her U.S. Marine Corps flag before Cpl. Daegan Page's procession passes by on the 96th Street bridge over Interstate 80 on Friday.

Marine Corps flags line Abbott Drive before the procession carrying the body of Cpl. Daegan Page passed by on Friday. Page was killed in Afghanistan during the US withdrawal.

A driver on Interstate 80 gestures a peace sign to people displaying American flags before Cpl. Daegan Page's procession passes by on the 96th Street bridge over Interstate 80 on Friday.

Dean Mathisen, a U.S. Army veteran, salutes, as Omaha Fire and Police Department officials raise an American Flag before Cpl. Daegan Page's procession passes by on the 96th Street bridge over Interstate 80 on Friday.

People line up along 144th Street near Braman Mortuary ahead of the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page in southwest Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

People line up along 144th Street near Braman Mortuary ahead of the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page in southwest Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

People pay their respects as the hearse carrying the body of Marine Cpl. Daegan Page arrives at Braman Mortuary in southwest Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

Will Borgmann, 8, of Omaha, dresses in camouflage and waves a flag during the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page near 144th and Madison Streets in Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

People pay their respects during the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page outside Braman Mortuary in southwest Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

People pay their respects during the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page outside Braman Mortuary in southwest Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

Marines serve as pallbearers at the conclusion of the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page arrives at Braman Mortuary in southwest Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

Marines serve as pallbearers at the conclusion of the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page arrives at Braman Mortuary in southwest Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

Omaha Police escort the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page to Braman Mortuary near 144th and Madison Streets in Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

A firefighter climbs an engine ladder with an American flag waving over the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page near 144th and Madison Streets in Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

The hearse carrying the body of Marine Cpl. Daegan Page arrives at Braman Mortuary in southwest Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

People pay their respects during the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page outside Braman Mortuary in southwest Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

Omaha Police escort the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page to Braman Mortuary near 144th and Madison Streets in Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

People pay their respects as the hearse carrying the body of Marine Cpl. Daegan Page arrives at Braman Mortuary in southwest Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

Danielle Bohaty, of Omaha, waits for the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page near 144th and Madison Streets in Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

People line up along 144th Street near Braman Mortuary ahead of the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page in southwest Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

Army veteran Chris Bressman waits for the procession carrying the body of Cpl. Daegan Page on Abbott Drive on Friday. Page was killed in Afghanistan during the US withdrawal.

Staff Sgt. Timothy Canup , left, looks at a giant American flag suspended between two cranes, while he his son Ronin, 3, center and sister Elizabeth Schatzle wait for the procession carrying the body of Cpl. Daegan Page on Friday. Page was killed in Afghanistan during the US withdrawal.

Patriot Guard Riders follow the procession for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page ending at Braman Mortuary in Omaha on Friday. Cpl. Page, along with 12 other American service men and women, was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

A driver hangs an American flag out their window after the procession carrying the body Cpl. Daegan Page drove by on Friday. Page was killed in Afghanistan during the US withdrawal.

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