Families of 13 service members killed in Kabul receive Congressional Gold Medals in emotional ceremony

Congressional leaders posthumously gave their highest honor Tuesday to the 13 U.S. service members killed during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan three years ago.

The Congressional Gold Medal ceremony, hosted by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in the Capitol Rotunda, was attended by the sometimes emotional family members of those killed in the suicide bombing, which took place at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport.

“To the families who are here, I know many of you have yet to hear these words...