South OC Times

On the third anniversary of the Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of 13 American servicemembers, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) participated in wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery. The event was held at the invitation of the Gold Star families of the fallen. President Donald Trump and House colleagues Brian Mast (FL-21), Cory Mills (FL-07), and Mike Waltz (FL-06), who are also veterans, attended alongside Issa.

“Today marks three years since that terrible afternoon in Afghanistan when 13 of our very best made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, their calling, and their comrades in arms,” said Rep. Issa. “I was proud to join my colleagues, Reps. Mast, Mills, and Waltz, in guaranteeing that we will never forget the sacrifice of these 13, their families, and the other servicemembers injured in the tragic bombing at Abbey Gate.”

“I especially want to thank President Trump for being at Arlington today. In private as in public, he gives these Gold Star families a human touch, a heartfelt understanding, and always the respect for their grief and loss. What a contrast to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, who to this day refuse to host these families at the White House, meet in person, or even say in public the names of their loved ones. I believe when the failures of this administration are dutifully written, the catastrophe of the Afghanistan withdrawal and the callousness with which Biden and Harris cast aside these families will be chapter one.”