Today a solemn moment at the US Capitol as 13 fallen American military service

personnel were posthumously awarded Congress's highest honor the

Congressional Gold Medal. Lisa Desjardan is back now with that, Lisa.

Amna, those service members were killed by a suicide bomb at the Kabul Airport

during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.

Grieving families today received medals on their behalf and top leaders from both parties

praised those who were lost.

Our nation owes a profound debt of gratitude to these service members and those here today were with them in Kabul.

We also owe them something deeper and that is an apology.

These 13 Americans were something more.

Heroes, guardians, saviors,

they were fighting for a cause far bigger than themselves.

The Afghan withdrawal has become part of the election debate

over the Biden administration's decisions over the withdrawal and

also former President Trump's visit to the graves where some of those killed are

buried. I sat down today with Kelly Barnett and Darren Hoover, parents of Staff

Sergeant Taylor Hoover who was killed that day.

They were the family who invited Trump to Arlington National Cemetery.

I spoke with them about that, but first I ask them to describe their son. I say this all the

time. A kid was born with fire and grit in his veins. The most loving person you've ever met, but he is always our protector.

You know, we put that on his headstone and everything, our protector.

He was always the one that was always looking out for his mama and his sisters.

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