Gold Star father expresses gratitude for his son's sacrifice: 'A man among men' Darin Hoover, father of Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, shares the life and service of his son after the younger Hoover was killed in action on Aug. 26, 2021, in the Abbey Gate suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Gold Star father Darin Hoover says a new Pentagon review of the deadly Abbey Gate bombing finally feels different after years of what