{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2024/08/26/daines-to-join-senate-and-house-leadership-in-presenting-congressional-gold-medal-honoring-the-13-service-members-killed-at-abbey-gate/", "Daines to Join Senate and House Leadership in Presenting Congressional Gold Medal Honoring the 13 Service Members Killed at Abbey Gate", "2024-08-26", "2024", "2024-08", "Republican", "Senate", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", "daines", "https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "Daines Introduced Bill to Honor Memory of Fallen Service Members\n\nU.S. Senator Steve Daines, on the third anniversary of the terrorist attack at the Kabul Airport, joined House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in announcing that Congress will honor the 13 American service members killed in the attack by presenting their families the Congressional Gold Medal. The ceremony will take place in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. ET and Senator Daines will deliver remarks.\n\n\u201cOur country owes the 13 brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice at Abbey Gate during the withdrawal from Afghanistan three years ago a debt of gratitude we will never be able to repay,\u201d said Daines. \u201cThese heroes dedicated their lives to serving our nation and protecting our security and freedoms both at home and abroad. With this Congressional Gold Medal, we memorialize their ultimate sacrifice and honor their memory.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nOn August 26, 2021, during the final days of the Afghanistan withdrawal, a ISIS-K suicide bomber attacked the Hamid Karzai International Airport, tragically leaving 13 U.S. service members dead.\n\nThe following service members made the ultimate sacrifice that day and will be honored with the Congressional Gold Medal on September 10, 2024. Their bravery and courage will never be forgotten.\n\nMarine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover\n\nMarine Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo\n\nMarine Sgt. Nicole Gee\n\nMarine Cpl. Hunter Lopez\n\nMarine Cpl. Daegan Page\n\nMarine Cpl. Humberto Sanchez\n\nMarine Lance Cpl. David Espinoza\n\nMarine Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz\n\nMarine Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum\n\nMarine Lance Cpl. Dylan Merola\n\nMarine Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui\n\nNavy Petty Officer Third Class Maxton Soviak\n\nArmy Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss\n\nThe Congressional Gold Medal will be awarded posthumously on September 10, 2024. The ceremony will take place in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol at 11:00 a.m. ET.\n\nRead the exclusive story about the ceremony in the Washington Reporter here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2024/08/26/daines-to-join-senate-and-house-leadership-in-presenting-congressional-gold-medal-honoring-the-13-service-members-killed-at-abbey-gate/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8119030389934778, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}