
House votes to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to 13 US service members killed in Kabul airport bombing
CNN
The House of Representatives on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 US service members killed in the August terrorist attack outside Kabul's airport during the US evacuation from Afghanistan.
The bill now heads to the US Senate for approval before it can reach the President's desk.
"The American servicemembers went above and beyond the call of duty to protect citizens of the United States and our allies to ensure they are brought to safety in an extremely dangerous situation as the Taliban regained control over Afghanistan," the legislation says.

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