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Former President Donald Trump honored 13 American service members killed during the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal with a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington Cemetery on Monday. Trump placed the wreath and saluted as Taps was played for those lost in the August 26, 2021, Kabul airport attack.
The 13 service members died in a suicide bombing at Abbey Gate during a rushed evacuation after the Taliban’s unexpected takeover of Kabul.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who oversaw the withdrawal, had no scheduled events related to the ceremony and were entirely absent.
Those who perished that day include Marine Sgt. Nicole L. Gee; Cpl. Daegan Page; LCpl. David Espinoza; LCpl. Dylan Merola; Cpl. Humberto Sanchez; Cpl. Hunter Lopez; Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, Army SSG. Ryan Knauss; Marine LCpl. Kareem Nikoui; Navy Seaman Maxton Soviak; and Marine SSgt. Darin Hoover; LCpl. Jared Schmitz; and LCpl. Rylee McCollum.
This is what a Commander in Chief looks like:pic.twitter.com/LqwV3WMYi6
— Karoline Leavitt (@kleavittnh) August 26, 2024
Never forget the heroes of Abbey Gate.
Never forget their service and their sacrifice.
Never forget how no one was held accountable for the disastrous decisions that led to their deaths.
Never let Kamala and Biden sweep them under the rug.
Say their names:
Sgt. Nicole L. Gee… pic.twitter.com/HrNcxYjU4x
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 26, 2024
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