Stephan Mace told his father he knew the Taliban were near his base . ` ` They knew they were there and they could n't do anything about it , '' he said . Staff Sgt . Vernon Lee Martin , 25 , loved spending time with his kids at Chuck E. P . Mace , Martin among the Americans who died Saturday in attack in eastern Afghanistan .
Stephan Mace told his father he knew the Taliban were near his base . `` They knew they were there and they could n't do anything about it , '' father says . Staff Sgt . Vernon W. Martin , 25 , loved spending time with his kids at Chuck E. Cheese . Mace , Martin among 8 Americans who died Saturday in attack in eastern Afghanistan .