A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration of the service members who perished as a result of the attack in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes.
This bill posthumously provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of the 13 service members who died on August 26, 2021, while stationed at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan.
AfghanistanAsiaConflicts and warsCongressional tributesEmergency planning and evacuationMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependentsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersSmithsonian InstitutionTerrorism
A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration of the service members who perished as a result of the attack in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes.
USA117th CongressS-2756| Senate
| Updated: 9/15/2021
This bill posthumously provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of the 13 service members who died on August 26, 2021, while stationed at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan.
AfghanistanAsiaConflicts and warsCongressional tributesEmergency planning and evacuationMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependentsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersSmithsonian InstitutionTerrorism