Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
Summary
This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of the United States Capitol Rotunda for a ceremony to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 American servicemembers killed during the 2021 evacuation of Kabul, Afghanistan. The ceremony honors the sacrifice of these individuals who perished during the withdrawal at Hamid Karzai International Airport. While the resolution specifically manages the logistics of the event within the Capitol, it serves as the formal mechanism for the nation's highest civilian honor to be presented to the families of the fallen.
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