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[Sean Parnell @SeanParnellASW]

STATEMENT:

Following the Afghanistan Withdrawal Special Review Panel’s recommendation and at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the United States Marine Corps has upgraded the valor awards for the Marines of Company G, 2d Battalion, 1st Marines, who stood at Abbey Gate on 26 August 2021. After reviewing the original awards and determining that several had been inappropriately downgraded, these awards have now been upgraded to levels that more accurately reflect the extreme risk these Marines knowingly accepted and the lives they saved under direct enemy fire.

The Marines at Abbey Gate were positioned in the direct blast zone with minimal cover, fully aware of an imminent suicide attack, yet they held their ground to keep evacuation operations running. Their actions that day were heroic. The original awards did not reflect that reality. Today’s upgrades correct that injustice.

This outcome would not have happened without the personal leadership and commitment of Under Secretary of War for Personnel & Readiness Anthony Tata and Senior Advisor Stu Scheller who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure these Marines receive the recognition they deserve. Mr. Scheller personally shepherded this effort, driving the process forward until justice was done.

This outcome also demonstrates what the Afghanistan Withdrawal Special Review Panel was created to do: examine the full record, identify where the system failed our warfighters, and ensure accountability and fairness. The Department of War, under President Trump and Secretary Hegseth, is committed to getting this right. We will not allow valor performed at the point of friction to be diminished by bureaucratic or administrative shortcomings.

To the Marines of Company G and to every service member who stood at Abbey Gate: your actions were seen, your sacrifice was measured correctly, and your valor is now properly recognized.

The Panel will continue its broader work to ensure the lessons from 2021 are learned and that we never again place our warfighters in positions where their courage is not fully honored.

We owe the American people, the families of the fallen, and every service member who served in Afghanistan nothing less than the truth and the corrections that truth demands.

[InfantryDort @infantrydort]

“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.”

-Benjamin Franklin, 1787

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@CFBKings Thought the same.

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@CoordCorner That is nasty

[InfantryDort @infantrydort]

Never trust the “peace at any price” crowd. They will buy quiet today with your blood tomorrow.

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@DanHollaway Well said sir!

[Josh Pate @JoshPateCFB]

Here's how we will crown a national champion January 1st while saving bowl season and fixing the recruiting/portal calendar issue

From the desk of the future CFB Commissioner...

[FB_Helmet_Guy @FB_Helmet_Guy]

Football is supposed to be played outdoors. "Just Say No" to any more domed, fixed roof stadiums.

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@GamecocksInside No. Passing game is garbage.

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@DeputySmitty He’s locking on to one read and that’s it. He probably did that last year too, but Dowell was much better at scheming open primary reads. Or Sellers just created out of the pocket. Sellers isn’t a passer. Yet.

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@NashTalksTexas @Ian_A_Boyd No way LaNorris Sellers doesn’t lead here.

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@BCrawford247 @GamecocksShow Sellers does not like to run between the tackles. He’s not about that life, like say a Cam or for a current example: Haynes King. Despite his size and ability, Sellers like to get on the outside and in space. The coaches should know this by now.

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Coach Spurrier and his wife Jerri stopped by Travian Robertson’s house today to visit. ❤️

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@jdpickell Hell yeah brother!

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