Marine sniper tears up testifying how leaders ignored his warnings minutes before Kabul airport blast

A Marine sniper testified about the moments leading up to the suicide blast at Kabul airport during the American evacuation, saying his warnings were ignored by leaders.

"I'm thrown 12 feet onto the ground but instantly knew what happened. I opened my eyes to Marines dead or unconscious and lying around me. A crowd of hundreds immediately vanished in front of me and my body was catastrophically wounded with 100 to 150 ball bearings now in it," Vargas-Andrews told the committee through tears. "Nobody wanted my report post-blast. Even NCIS and the FBI failed to interview me." Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee

Moments before the blast, he and his fellow Marines were providing security from a tower near the gate where the blast occurred. Armed with intelligence about a potential suicide bomber, Vargas-Andrews and those with him spotted an individual matching the suicide bomber's description. The Marines observed as the man engaged in suspicious behavior and sent urgent warnings to leaders asking for permission to engage the suspected bomber.