The Marines have elevated the medals and decorations for personnel who were at Abbey Gate , a key entry point at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul , when it was bombed in a suicide attack in August 2021 during America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. The attack by ISIS-K , the Islamic State’s regional affiliate, killed 13 U.S. service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians. The Marines at Abbey Gate were from Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, Pentagon officials said

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