{"id":2013198,"date":"2023-08-26T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-sets-capitol-flag-at-half-mast-for-second-anniversary-of-kabul-bombing\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T17:18:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T21:18:58","slug":"mccarthy-sets-capitol-flag-at-half-mast-for-second-anniversary-of-kabul-bombing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-sets-capitol-flag-at-half-mast-for-second-anniversary-of-kabul-bombing\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy lowers Capitol flag for Kabul bombing&#8217;s second anniversary."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmccarthy-sets-capitol-flag-at-half-mast-for-second-anniversary-of-kabul-bombing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2013198&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Remembering the Heroes: Honoring the Fallen<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has made a powerful gesture to pay tribute to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-releases-statement-on-loss-of-u-s-service-members-before-biden-addresses-americans\/\" title=\"Trump Releases Statement On Loss Of U.S. Service Members Before Biden Addresses Americans\">brave service members<\/a> who lost their lives at Hamid Karzai International \u2062Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, two years ago. In a solemn act, he ordered the flag at the United States Capitol to be flown at half-mast.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday marked the anniversary of the devastating \u200dbombings that claimed the lives of 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. servicemen and women. Among them\u200b were eleven courageous men and two remarkable \u2062women, all aged between 20 and 31.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A \u2063Nation in Mourning<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bloomberg-biden-sets-new-record-taking-dark-money-donations\/\" title=\"Bloomberg: Biden sets new record taking dark money donations\">years ago today<\/a>, we \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-sets-capitol-flag-at-half-mast-for-second-anniversary-of-kabul-bombing\/\" title=\"McCarthy lowers Capitol flag for Kabul bombing's second anniversary.\">tragically lost 13 brave servicemen<\/a> and women in Afghanistan,&#8221; McCarthy shared \u2063on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. &#8220;I have directed the flags\u2064 at the\u200b U.S. Capitol to be lowered to half-staff in honor of\u200c these American heroes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Never Forgotten<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The\u200b passage of time can often provide clarity \u2014 that has not been the case in the two years since this tragedy,&#8221; expressed Utah Attorney General Sean\u2063 Reyes. &#8220;Our Gold Star families need to be truly \u2063heard. We will\u2063 never forget.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A Painful Milestone<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Two years ago, a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-lawmakers-react-to-explosion-at-kabul-airport-as-horrifying-photos-emerge\/\" title=\"American Lawmakers React To Explosion At Kabul Airport As Horrifying Photos Emerge\">horrific terrorist attack<\/a> at Abbey Gate killed 13 \u2064Americans and approximately 170 Afghan civilians,&#8221; Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reflected. &#8220;As we mark this painful milestone, we will never forget these American heroes \u2062and their service to our nation. Today, \u200dthe entire Department of \u2064Defense stands in \u200dsorrow with them \u2014 along with all of\u200d the families \u200bwhose loved ones\u200d gave their lives during our 20 years in Afghanistan. We\u2064 will never forget what they gave to serve this \u2062country that we love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Since the U.S. entered Afghanistan in 2001, there have been 2,448 military casualties. The\u200c devastating loss at Abbey Gate included 11 Marines\u2062 and two other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signals-support-for-amazon-workers-vote-to-unionize\/\" title=\"Biden Signals Support For Amazon Workers\u2019 Vote To Unionize\">brave individuals<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Staff Sgt. Darin Taylor Hoover<\/strong>, 31<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo<\/strong>, 25<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sgt. Nicole Gee<\/strong>, 23<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cpl. Hunter Lopez<\/strong>, 22<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cpl. Daegan Page<\/strong>, 23<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cpl. Humberto Sanchez<\/strong>, 22<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lance Cpl. David Espinoza<\/strong>, 20<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz<\/strong>, 20<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum<\/strong>, 20<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lance Cpl. \u200bDylan Merola<\/strong>, 20<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lance\u200d Cpl. Kareem Nikoui<\/strong>, 20<\/li>\n<li><strong>Navy hospital-man \u2063Maxton Soviak<\/strong>, 22<\/li>\n<li><strong>Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Christian Knauss<\/strong>, 23<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let us remember and honor these fallen heroes who\u2062 made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO\u200c READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) ordered the US Capitol flag to fly at half-mast, commemorating the tragic loss of 170 Afghan lives and 13 American service members at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, two years ago. 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