Sen. Tester-Backed Bipartisan Legislation Awarding Congressional Gold Medals to 13 American Troops Killed in Afghanistan is Signed Into Law
December 17, 2021
December 17, 2021
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021:
President Joe Biden today signed a bipartisan bill backed by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester awarding Congressional Gold Medals posthumously to the 13 American servicemembers who died on August 26, 2021 defending Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan during evacuation efforts.
"All Americans owe a deep debt of gratitu . . .
President Joe Biden today signed a bipartisan bill backed by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester awarding Congressional Gold Medals posthumously to the 13 American servicemembers who died on August 26, 2021 defending Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan during evacuation efforts.
"All Americans owe a deep debt of gratitu . . .