Pentagon upgrades valor awards for Marines at Abbey Gate bombing
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth upgraded the awards for three Marines who guarded Abbey Gate during the 2021 Kabul airport bombing, giving Bronze Star Medals with 'V' devices to two and a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to a third. The ceremony marked the five-year anniversary of the attack that killed 13 U.S. service members and 170 Afghans. Hegseth criticized the previous administration for failing to properly recognize the troops' heroism.
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