BAGRAM, Afghanistan — The six soldiers stood at attention in the old Soviet airplane hangar Friday to receive Purple Hearts, the medal reserved for Americans wounded or killed in combat. One was ...

And he and the other 12 service members who died during the attack have been awarded Purple Hearts. At least 169 Afghans were also killed in the bombing, as they struggled to get into the airport ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marine Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz is one of 13 military members who have been awarded Purple Hearts. The 13 troops were killed Aug. 26 as they were helping to screen Afghans ...

Earl Granville, a U.S. military veteran who was seriously wounded in Afghanistan, has been working to get his Afghan translator rescued from the country as Taliban rule closes in. As Thursday’s ...

A carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Mo., during a casualty return Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, at Dover Air Force ...

The Navy says the sailor killed in the suicide bomber attack during the evacuation mission in Afghanistan late last month has been posthumously promoted.

The 13 troops were killed Aug. 26 as they were helping to screen Afghans and others at the Abbey Gate of the Kabul airport. At least 169 Afghans were also killed in the bombing, as they struggled ...

At least 169 Afghans were also killed in the bombing, as they struggled to get into the airport and on flights out of the country. Skip to content. Business Break. Southern Lifestyles.