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AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Pentagon upgrades valor awards for three Abbey Gate Marines after five-year delay Thu Aug 27 17:28:56 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth upgraded military awards for three Marines who held their ground during the deadly 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, a ceremony that also surfaced new questions about classified documents allegedly hidden from investigators. On August 26, 2026, the fifth anniversary of the ISIS-K suicide attack that killed 13 American service members […] The post Pentagon upgrades valor awards for three Abbey Gate Marines after five-year delay appeared first on American Almanac .

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth upgraded military awards for three Marines who held their ground during the deadly 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, a ceremony that also surfaced new questions about classified documents allegedly hidden from investigators. On August 26, 2026, the fifth anniversary of the ISIS-K suicide attack that killed 13 American service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians, Hegseth pinned upgraded medals on three retired Marines at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. Retired Gunnery Sergeant Jonathan Eby and retired Lance Corporal Jordan Houston each received the Bronze Star Medal with a "V" device for valor. Retired Corporal Michael Gretzon received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a "V" device. All…Open

STRIPES (Matthew Adams) - Marines receive valor awards 5 years after helping troops wounded in deadly Kabul airport attack | Stars and Stripes Thu Aug 27 00:40:25 2026

Three Marines were awarded Bronze Star medals and Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for their life-saving in actions near Kabul five years ago.

YOUTUBE (Fox News) - Hegseth HONORS fallen Abbey Gate service members Thu Aug 27 05:05:46 2026

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WAR (Matthew Olay) - Marines Receive Upgraded Awards for 2021 Abbey Gate Attack Response Wed Aug 26 22:17:00 2026

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth presented three retired Marines with upgraded awards for valor during a ceremony at the Pentagon. The upgrade was as a result of their heroic actions immediately following the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bomber attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed 13 service members and approximately 170 Afghan civilians.

REDSTATE (RedState) - 'Had to Be Ordered to Stand Down': DoW Honors 'Valor' of Marines Who Defended Abbey Gate Wed Aug 26 22:14:00 2026

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - DoW honors Marines for heroism at Abbey Gate: 'Exactly what our highest awards exist to recognize' Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 2026

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.

AMERICANTHINKER - There’s nothing toxic about these men’s masculinity Tue Jul 28 04:00:00 2026

By Andrea Widburg A video showing a sixteen-year-old lifeguard, eventually joined by other young men, fighting a deadly surf to save a boy’s life, is what real masculinity looks like.

DAILYCALLER (Abigail Archer) - Caught On Camera: Teen Lifeguard Braves Pounding Waves To Save 10-Year-Old Boy Mon Jul 27 21:16:34 2026

‘You could see that he had this like gorilla grip’

STRIPES (Corey Dickstein) - ‘Black Hawk Down’ Rangers receive Silver Stars 28 years after Mogadishu heroics | Stars and Stripes Fri Oct 1 00:00:00 2021

STRIPES - Korean War hero, Medal of Honor recipient returns to Navy aviation school to congratulate the graduates | Stars and Stripes Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 2026