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The Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill posthumously awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 US service members killed in Kabul as they tried to help Americans and allies escape.
The House unanimously approved a companion bill earlier this month, and it now heads to President Biden's desk, amid tensions with parents of the deceased troops who say he has their childrens' blood on his hands.
A suicide bombing outside the gates of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in August killed more than 170, including 11 Marines, one Army soldier and one from the Navy.
The attack came amid the US' frenzied withdrawal from Afghanistan, where the Taliban seized control of Kabul, and ISIS-K claimed responsibility.
They were mostly just beginning their careers in the service, ranging in age from 20-33- Staff Sgt. Darin Hoover, 31; Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22; Cpl. Daegan Page, 23; Cpl. Humberto Sanchez, 22; Lance
