Hegseth Upgrades Abbey Gate Medals

As Trump marked Abbey Gate's anniversary, Hegseth upgraded medals for three Marines.

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Updated Aug 26, 7:58pm ET

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth upgraded valor awards on Aug. 26 for three Marines — Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Eby, Cpl. Michael Gretzon and Lance Cpl. Jordan Houser — for actions after the Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul. The Pentagon held the ceremony in the Hall of Heroes on the fifth anniversary of the 2021 attack during the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan. The suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport killed 13 U.S. service members and about 170 civilians; officials identify ISIS-K as responsible. President Donald Trump also honored the fallen and declared Aug. 26, 2026, a day of remembrance.

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Withdrawal DisasterMostly Right

Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal was a disastrous, badly managed failure. Its chaos helped create the conditions for the Abbey Gate bombing and the wider suffering that followed.

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