Congressional Gold Medal To Be Awarded To 13 American Service Members Killed In Kabul Airport Attack

A suicide bombing outside the gates of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in August killed more than 170, including 11 Marines, one Army soldier and one from the Navy  

Daily Mail: Congress passes bill to give 13 American service members killed in Kabul chaos the Congressional Gold Medal: Heads to Biden's desk after Gold Star families slammed his conduct during ceremony for the fallen 

* The Senate unanimously passed a bill awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 US service members killed in Kabul in a suicide attack on the airport 

* The House unanimously approved a companion bill earlier this month, and it now heads to President Biden's desk 

* The bombing killed 170, including 11 Marines, one Army soldier and one from the Navy 

* The attack came amid the US' frenzied withdrawal from Afghanistan, where the Taliban seized control of Kabul, and ISIS-K claimed responsibility 

The Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill posthumously awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 US service members killed in Kabul as they tried to help Americans and allies escape. 

The House unanimously approved a companion bill earlier this month, and it now heads to President Biden's desk, amid tensions with parents of the deceased troops who say he has their childrens' blood on his hands. 

A suicide bombing outside the gates of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in August killed more than 170, including 11 Marines, one Army soldier and one from the Navy.  

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WNU Editor: You do not want to be the last soldier to die in a losing war. But 13 US service members killed at the same time during a chaotic and disastrous evacuation and withdrawal is a memory that is not going to go away for a very long time.