Congressional leaders award Gold Medals to 13 service members killed at Abbey Gate
Congress on Tuesday posthumously bestowed its highest honor on the 13 American service members killed in a terror bombing at Kabul’s airport during the US’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan .
“I know many of you have yet to hear these words, so I will say them — we are sorry. The United States government should have done everything to protect our troops,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said. The ceremony came two days after the House Foreign Affairs Committee released a roughly 350-page report detailing its findings on the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan that saw the Taliban roar back to power.and his administration’s handling of the withdrawal, concluding that he was so hellbent on the move that he ignored advice from military leaders, NATO allies and top Afghan officials warning against it at the time.
“No honor can truly repay the incredible sacrifice made by our fallen,” the House minority leader said.Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer underscores the obligation to ensure the dead service members’ sacrifice wasn’t in vain.McConnell went through the names of the fallen to recount who they were as people and their service to the country.
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