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DoW honors Marines for heroism at Abbey Gate: 'Exactly what our highest awards exist to recognize'
Parnell said the decision to honor the men and upgrade their valor awards comes after reading accounts of witnesses and meeting with people who were at the Abbey Gate of the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, and hearing their take on the bombing.
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Watch Live: War Secretary Hegseth honors Abbey Gate Marines at the Pentagon
The ceremony is expected to begin at 3 p.m. Eastern.
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Pentagon says 'highly relevant' classified documents concerning Afghanistan withdrawal were hidden
Sean Parnell, who leads the Pentagon's special review panel examining the 2021 withdrawal, said the material should have been disclosed, and a review his team conducted revealed why someone would try to hide them.
