{"id":120886,"date":"2022-08-26T15:36:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T15:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/26\/biden-commemorates-heroes-killed-1-year-ago-in-kabul-airport-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:49:46","slug":"biden-commemorates-heroes-killed-1-year-ago-in-kabul-airport-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/2022\/08\/26\/biden-commemorates-heroes-killed-1-year-ago-in-kabul-airport-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden commemorates \u2018heroes\u2019 killed 1 year ago in Kabul airport attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Joe Biden on Friday marked the one-year anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/2022\/04\/03\/hell-at-abbey-gate-chaos-confusion-and-death-in-the-final-days-of-the-war-in-afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Afghanistan terrorist attack that killed 13 U.S. servicemembers<\/a>, vowing to \u201ccontinue to hunt down terrorists who seek to harm the United States\u201d even without an American military presence in country anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/2022\/08\/15\/afghan-troops-fled-to-iran-amid-taliban-takeover-gop-report-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Republican lawmakers<\/a> said the somber anniversary should serve as a call for more accountability for mistakes made in the 2021 drawdown, which ultimately led to the troops\u2019 deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. personnel and more than 100 Afghan civilians were killed on Aug. 26, 2021,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2022\/08\/23\/1-year-later-after-the-abbey-gate-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\"> when a terrorist detonated a suicide bomb<\/a> at the Abbey Gate of the Kabul International Airport, the site of a massive, weekslong evacuation operation ahead of the U.S. withdrawal.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/2022\/04\/03\/hell-at-abbey-gate-chaos-confusion-and-death-in-the-final-days-of-the-war-in-afghanistan\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20220402-Abbey-Gate-Afghanistan-3.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Hell at Abbey Gate: Chaos, confusion and death in the final days of the war in Afghanistan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In firsthand accounts, Afghan civilians and U.S. Marines describe the desperate struggle to flee through the Kabul airport\u2019s last open entrance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 13 service members killed in the attack were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Missouri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey were heroes, working to save lives as part of the largest airlift evacuation operation in our history,\u201d Biden said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/08\/26\/statement-of-president-joe-biden-on-the-anniversary-of-the-terrorist-attack-outside-kabul-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\">statement released Friday<\/a>. \u201cThe example of their bravery and selflessness will live forever as a testament to the very best of our American character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday, I am praying for the families of those 13 fallen warriors, who lost a piece of their soul one year ago. Our nation can never repay such incredible sacrifice \u2014 but we will never fail to honor our sacred obligation to the families and survivors they left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House also noted the 2,461 American troops killed in the nearly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\"> 20-year conflict in Afghanistan <\/a>and the 20,744 wounded in service there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is a painful reminder that there is nothing low-cost or low-grade about war for those we ask to fight for us,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2022\/08\/23\/1-year-later-after-the-abbey-gate-attack\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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gave their lives to defend their teammates and to help save the lives of tens of thousands of innocent Afghan people who sought freedom and the opportunity for a better life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, similarly praised the heroism of the service members but also criticized Biden\u2019s administration for presenting them with a \u201cnear-impossible mission\u201d to evacuate Afghanistan one year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBeyond just words, we have a responsibility to ensure there is accountability for the terrible decisions that led to their deaths,\u201d he said. \u201cI remain committed to continuing to work with my colleagues to ensure we achieve full transparency in the fatal flaws that were carried out by the president and his national security team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Armed Services Committee ranking member Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, has said that he plans to hold additional hearings on the Aug. 26, 2021, attack and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan if Republicans take control of the House after the November midterm elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/2022\/08\/15\/afghan-troops-fled-to-iran-amid-taliban-takeover-gop-report-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP21264561298572.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 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Line by dialing 988 or 1-800-273-8255 and selecting option 1 for a Veterans Affairs staffer. 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