All 13 US Service Members Who Died in Kabul Airport Attack Will Be Posthumously Awarded the Purple Heart

All 13 US Service Members Who Died in Kabul Airport Attack Will Be Posthumously Awarded the Purple Heart
Purple Heart medals. Cpl. Athanasios L. Genos/U.S. Marine Corps
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All 13 U.S. service members who were killed on Aug. 26 during the U.S.-led evacuation mission at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan have been posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.

The Navy announced on Tuesday that a sailor killed in the incident was awarded the Purple Heart, along with the 12 other service members.

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