Abbey Gate Kabul attack valor awards review
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Kabul airport attack documentary featuring wounded Marines
The documentary "Ambush at Abbey Gate: The Afghanistan Withdrawal" is a 40-minute Fox Nation documentary about the suicide bombing at Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
The incident killed 11 Marines, one sailor, and one soldier, and injured 45 American service members.
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews lost his right and left leg in the explosion at Kabul airport.
“I knew it was a place that I could hopefully go and become a man and help those less fortunate. And still to this day, enlisting in the Marine Corps is the best decision I've ever made in my life.”
Hegseth upgrades Abbey Gate Marines' valor awards after five-year delay
The ISIS-K suicide bombing at Abbey Gate killed 13 American service members during the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan.
Cpl. Michael Gretzon received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a "V" device for valor.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth upgraded valor awards for three Marines who risked their lives during the Abbey Gate bombing.