Event Brief
Hegseth upgrades awards for 2021 Abbey Gate response
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Aug 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Summary: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth presented upgraded valor awards to three retired Marines at a Pentagon ceremony. The upgrades recognize their actions immediately after the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bomber attack in Kabul that killed 13 service members and about 170 Afghan civilians.
WHO: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
WHAT: Presented upgraded valor awards to three retired Marines for their response actions after the Aug. 26, 2021 Abbey Gate attack in Kabul.
WHEN: Aug 26, 2021
WHERE: Kabul, Afghanistan
WHY: The awards were upgraded to recognize actions immediately following the Aug. 26, 2021 suicide bomber attack at Abbey Gate.
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