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五角大楼纪念仪式纪念IS-K恐袭5周年，此次袭击造成13名美军官兵在阿富汗阵亡
作者：贾斯敏·贝尔 福克斯新闻
美国海军陆战队官兵因2021年8月在阿富汗喀布尔哈米德·卡尔扎伊国际机场混乱撤离期间的英勇行动获颁崇高军事荣誉。2026年8月26日周三，国防部长皮特·赫格斯瑟在五角大楼英雄厅向枪炮军士长乔纳森·伊比、 Lance Cpl.乔丹·休斯顿和Cpl.迈克尔·格雷策颁发铜星勋章和嘉奖勋章，以表彰他们的事迹。
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国防部长皮特·赫格斯瑟周三为三名海军陆战队官兵升级了英勇勋章，他们在致命的阿贝门爆炸事件中冒着生命危险拯救他人。他表示，在美国从阿富汗撤军最黑暗的日子之一后，他们最初的嘉奖申请被“不恰当地”降级了。
“五年来，这座大楼任由官僚主义的谨慎态度，或许还有政治因素，阻碍了应有的认可，”赫格斯瑟在五角大楼纪念2021年8月26日恐怖袭击整整五周年的仪式上表示。
“今天在这个里程碑式的周年纪念日，我们宣布，那些日子一去不复返了。”
受伤海军陆战队在福克斯民族台全新纪录片中重温令人毛骨悚然的喀布尔机场袭击
国防部长皮特·赫格斯瑟周三在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的五角大楼为Gunny Sgt.乔纳森·伊比颁发带有“V”英勇装置的升级铜星勋章。伊比因2021年在阿富汗喀布尔阿贝门的英勇服务受到表彰。（美联社/福克斯新闻）
赫格斯瑟为枪炮军士长乔纳森·伊比和Lance Cpl.乔丹·休斯顿颁发了带有“V”英勇装置的升级铜星勋章。Cpl.迈克尔·格雷策则获得了带有“V”英勇装置的海军及海军陆战队嘉奖勋章。
“长久以来，首都的领导层未能用行政魄力匹配前线的勇气，不恰当地降级了这些军人理应获得的最初嘉奖申请，”赫格斯瑟说。
荣誉勋章获得者小詹姆斯·卡佩斯表示，在失去“如此之多”后，认可喜忧参半
国防部长皮特·赫格斯瑟在为2021年阿贝门爆炸事件中服役的海军陆战队举行的表彰活动上，为海军陆战队中校乔丹·休斯顿佩戴勋章。2026年8月26日周三，弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿五角大楼。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社）
时任参谋军士的伊比当时在一处暴露位置筛查撤离人员，自杀式炸弹袭击者发动了袭击。在他的排长和半个排的人员受伤或阵亡后，伊比接管指挥权，召集剩余海军陆战队建立安保，并协助疏散伤员，根据他的嘉奖 citations。
他的行动“无疑拯救了许多人的生命”，嘉奖文件中写道。
休斯顿当时距离爆炸仅约32英尺，被震晕。他醒来时身上带有弹片伤口，但仍留在暴露位置掩护 fellow 海军陆战队队员，并为伤势更严重的人员提供急救，海军陆战队司令埃里克·史密斯将军表示。
国防部长皮特·赫格斯瑟周三在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿五角大楼为在2021年阿贝门爆炸事件中服役的海军陆战队队员Cpl.迈克尔·格雷策佩戴勋章。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社）
休斯顿隐瞒了自己的伤势，因为他担心被调离战斗岗位，后来在接受医疗救治前自行取出了身上的弹片。
“我不知道我们从哪里找到这样的人，但我不确定我们配得上他们，”史密斯将军说。
格雷策也被弹片击中，手臂伤势严重，他自行使用了止血带。医护人员为他包扎后，他立即返回小队继续帮忙，直到排 sergeant 亲自命令他前往伤员收集点，史密斯表示。
退伍军人议员纪念阿贝门周年，严厉抨击拜登-哈里斯政府：“彻底的失败”
国防部长皮特·赫格斯瑟周三在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿五角大楼英雄厅为2021年在阿富汗喀布尔阿贝门服役的海军陆战队举行的英勇勋章升级仪式上发表讲话。（美联社/福克斯新闻）
IS-K自杀式爆炸造成13名美军官兵阵亡，当时美军正在执行从阿富汗的最终撤离任务。
阵亡人员包括：海军陆战队参谋军士达林·T·胡佛、军士约翰尼·罗萨里奥·皮查多、军士妮可·L·吉、Cpl.亨特·洛佩兹、Cpl.戴根·W·佩奇、Cpl.温贝托·A·桑切斯、Lance Cpl.大卫·L·埃斯皮诺萨、Lance Cpl.贾里德·M·施密茨、Lance Cpl.赖利·J·麦科勒姆、Lance Cpl.迪伦·R·梅罗拉和Lance Cpl.卡里姆·M·尼库伊；海军医护兵马克斯顿·W·索维亚克；以及陆军参谋军士瑞安·C·克瑙斯。
缅怀我们逝去的同事：一名退伍军人的阵亡将士纪念日反思
阿富汗喀布尔哈米德·卡尔扎伊国际机场，2021年8月26日阿贝门发生致命IS-K恐怖袭击。（瓦利·萨巴温/美联社照片，资料图）
“今天我们的心依然铭记着2021年8月26日献出最后一份忠诚的13名勇士，”仪式的牧师说道，并请求继续为他们的金星家属带来慰藉。
此次嘉奖升级之际，国防部阿富汗撤军特别审查小组仍在调查此次袭击和撤军事件。
五年后，美国对阿富汗盟友的承诺仍未兑现
2021年8月26日，阿富汗喀布尔哈米德·卡尔扎伊国际机场外围，数百人聚集在撤离管控检查站附近，美军士兵站在机场围墙内。（瓦利·萨巴温/美联社照片，资料图）
该小组主席肖恩·帕内尔周三表示，调查人员近期查获了“高度相关的机密文件”，他称这些材料本应被披露，但却“被藏匿在保险柜中，无人能找到”。
帕内尔表示，调查人员审查这些材料后，“很清楚为什么有人试图隐藏它们”。
莫斯科与塔利班在美国撤离阿富汗后结成军事联盟以攫取权力：报道
13名在阿富汗哈米德·卡尔扎伊国际机场自杀式爆炸中遇难的美军官兵家属在美国国会大厦圆形大厅举行的国会金质奖章仪式上。2024年9月10日。（安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社，资料图）
帕内尔未披露这些文件的内容，因为它们属于机密，国防部也未公开指认涉嫌藏匿文件的人员。
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赫格斯瑟表示，更广泛的阿富汗审查工作仍在进行，国防部预计将在今年年底前提交完整报告。
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“海军陆战队们，在这个五周年纪念日，你们的英勇现在得到了正式、永久和恰当的认可，”赫格斯瑟说。“你们代表着以实力求和平的核心。”
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Hegseth upgrades Abbey Gate Marines’ valor awards after 5-year delay: ‘Those days are over’
August 26, 2026 6:42pm EDT / Fox News
The Pentagon ceremony marked 5 years since the ISIS-K attack that killed 13 service members in Afghanistan
By Jasmine Baehr Fox News
U.S. Marines receive prestigious military honors for their valorous actions during the chaotic August 2021 evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Eby, Lance Cpl. Jordan Houston and Cpl. Michael Gretzon are recognized by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with the Bronze Star and Commendation medals in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth upgraded valor awards Wednesday for three Marines who risked their lives to save others during the deadly Abbey Gate bombing, saying their original award submissions were “inappropriately” downgraded after one of the darkest days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
“For half a decade, this building allowed bureaucratic caution, or maybe politics, to stand in the way of proper recognition,” Hegseth said during a Pentagon ceremony marking exactly five years since the Aug. 26, 2021, terrorist attack.
“Today on this milestone anniversary, we declare that those days are over.”
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Secretary of War Peter Hegseth presents an upgraded Bronze Star with “V’ device for valor to Gunny Sgt. Jonathan Eby on Wednesday at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. Eby was recognized for his heroic service at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2021.(Pool / Fox News)
Hegseth presented upgraded Bronze Star Medals with “V” devices for valor to Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Eby and Lance Cpl. Jordan Houston. Cpl. Michael Gretzon received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a “V” device for valor.
“For too long, leadership in this capital city failed to match that frontline courage with administrative backbone, inappropriately downgrading the original award submissions that these men rightfully deserved,” Hegseth said.
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War Secretary Pete Hegseth pins a medal on Marine Lt. Col. Jordan Houston during an event to honor Marines who were serving during the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing, Wednesday, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Eby, then a staff sergeant, was screening evacuees from an exposed position when the suicide bomber struck. With his platoon commander and half his platoon wounded or killed, Eby took command, rallied his remaining Marines to establish security and helped evacuate the wounded, according to his award citation.
His actions “undoubtedly saved the lives of many,” the citation said.
Houston was roughly 32 feet from the blast and knocked unconscious. He awoke with shrapnel wounds but remained in an exposed position to cover fellow Marines and provide lifesaving treatment to those more seriously wounded, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth puts a medal on Marine Cpl. Michael Gretzon during an event to honor Marines, who were serving during the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing, at the Pentagon, Wednesday, in Arlington, Va.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Houston concealed his injuries because he feared being taken out of the fight and later removed shrapnel from his own body before receiving medical treatment.
“I don’t know where we find such men, but I’m not sure we deserve them,” Commandant Gen. Smith said.
Gretzon was also struck by shrapnel, suffering an arm wound severe enough that he applied his own tourniquet. After medical personnel bandaged him, he immediately returned to his squad and continued helping until his platoon sergeant personally ordered him to the casualty collection point, Smith said.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks Wednesday during a valor award upgrade ceremony at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes in Arlington, Va., for Marines who served at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2021.(Pool / Fox News)
The ISIS-K suicide bombing killed 13 American service members as U.S. forces carried out the final evacuation from Afghanistan.
The fallen were Marine Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, Cpl. Hunter Lopez, Cpl. Daegan W. Page, Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola and Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui; Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak; and Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss.
REMEMBERING THE COLLEAGUES WE LOST: A VETERAN’S MEMORIAL DAY REFLECTION
Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, where a deadly ISIS-K terrorist attack occurred on Aug. 26, 2021, at Abbey Gate.(Wali Sabawoon/AP Photo, File)
“Today our hearts remain anchored to the memory of the 13 warriors who gave their last measure of devotion on August 26th of 2021,” the ceremony’s chaplain said, asking for continued comfort for their Gold Star families.
The award upgrades come as the War Department’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Special Review Panel continues examining the attack and withdrawal.
AMERICA’S PROMISE TO OUR AFGHAN ALLIES IS STILL UNFINISHED FIVE YEARS LATER
U.S. soldiers stand inside the airport wall as hundreds of people gather near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, 2021.(Wali Sabawoon/AP Photo, File)
Sean Parnell, who chairs the panel, said Wednesday that investigators recently recovered “highly relevant classified documents,” material he said should have been disclosed but was “stashed and hidden away in safes where they would not be found.”
After investigators examined the material, Parnell said, “it became clear why someone tried to hide them.”
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Family members of the 13 American service members who died in the suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan look on during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Sept 10, 2024.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, File)
Parnell did not disclose the documents’ contents because they are classified, and the War Department has not publicly identified who allegedly concealed them.
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Hegseth said the broader Afghanistan review is ongoing and that the department expects to have a full report to provide by the end of the calendar year.
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“Marines, on this fifth anniversary, your valor is now officially, permanently, and properly recognized,” Hegseth said. “You represent the very heart of peace through strength.”
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Jasmine Baehr is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, legal debates surrounding life and family policy, as well as faith and culture.
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