Watch live: Hegseth honors Marines who served during 2021 Abbey Gate attack in Afghanistan

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~~Hegseth upgrades awards for three Abbey Gate Marines on 5th anniversary of deadly Afghanistan withdrawal~~Hegseth upgrades awards for three Abbey Gate Marines — claims Biden failed to do so to cover up military failure

Wed, 26 August 2026peak 3 reports on Wed, 26 August 2026Thu, 27 August 2026

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Wed, 26 August 2026
3 reports
- The Hill18:40first to report
  Watch live: Hegseth honors Marines who served during 2021 Abbey Gate attack in Afghanistan
  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. service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians as the U.S. carried out its swift withdrawal...
- nypost.com21:44edited after publishing
  Hegseth upgrades awards for three Abbey Gate Marines — claims Biden failed to do so to cover up military failure
  previously~~Hegseth upgrades awards for three Abbey Gate Marines on 5th anniversary of deadly Afghanistan withdrawal~~
- The Hill23:37
  Hegseth upgrades medals of three Marines who survived Afghanistan attack five years ago
  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. Michael Gretzon, Lance Cpl. Jordan Houston —were...
Thu, 27 August 2026
1 report
- stripes.com00:40
  Marines receive valor awards 5 years after helping troops wounded in deadly Kabul airport attack
  Three Marines were awarded Bronze Star medals and Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for their life-saving in actions near Kabul five years ago.