Parnell said the decision to honor the men and upgrade their valor awards comes after reading accounts of witnesses and meeting with people who were at the Abbey Gate of the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, and hearing their take on the bombing.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday will honor the Marines who served during the 2021 Abbey Gate attack in Afghanistan to mark five years since the deadly bombing. The Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing outside Kabul’s airport killed 13 U.S.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth is holding an event at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday to honor the Marine veterans who died at the Abbey Gate attack during the evacuation of Afghanistan. ‘IT DOESN’T GET ANY EASIER. IT JUST GETS DIFFERENT’: ABBEY GATE GOLD STAR FAMILIES THINK ABOUT LEGACY ON FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY…
Gunnery Sergeant Jonathan Eby, Corporal Michael Gretzon and Lance Corporal Jordan Houston were honored on the five-year anniversary of the Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon on Wednesday honored the heroic actions of three Marines who were involved in the deadly and chaotic Abbey Gate mission, which coincides with the five-year anniversary of the tragic bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members.
Three Marines who risked their lives during the ISIS-K Abbey Gate bombing received upgraded valor awards from War Secretary Pete Hegseth at a Pentagon ceremony.
Five years after the attack in Afghanistan that killed 13 service members, the Pentagon upgraded the awards of three Marines who provided care in the wake of the blast.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday upgraded the valor awards of three Marines who guarded the Abbey Gate at the Hamid Karzai International Airport when a bomb went off as U.S. service members were evacuating from Afghanistan five years ago. The Marines — Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Eby, Cpl.
