"May God protect our troops and all those standing watch in these dangerous days."Īn undated photo of David Lee Espinoza, a Marine among the 13 U.S. "Their bravery and selflessness has enabled more than 117,000 people at risk to reach safety thus far," Biden said in a statement shortly after the attack. President Biden has called the Americans who lost their lives in the bombing "heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our highest American ideals and while saving the lives of others." Lisa McClain and was co-sponsored by a bipartisan group of more than 300 representatives. The bill to honor the fallen service members was introduced by Michigan Republican Rep. The August attack was one of the deadliest days for American forces in the past decade of the 20-year war in Afghanistan - and took place just days ahead of the U.S.'s planned full withdrawal from the country that had been overtaken days earlier by the Taliban. House of Representatives has voted to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 American service members killed in a bomb attack in Kabul this summer.
0 kommentar(er)
