Gold Star families read the names of U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan in 2021

There was an emotional moment during the RNC as Gold Star families read the names of the 13 U.S. service members lost in Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan in 2021. The mother of Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez held back tears as she said the Biden administration has not "owned up to their failures."

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[fuyiman]

Disastrous withdrawal. No accountability.

[SUNBeili-urre]

This is what the main stream media should show to their audience.

[mariahenrich]

Did you hear their names Joe? 13 Marines that you refuse to acknowledge.

[alenkoshy]

Most embarrassing military operation in history

[russell]

Im watching this republican conevention.
And they are going threw the 13 gold star familes. And I was thinking would'nt it be cool & a honor to take the orginal US Flag the one with 13 stars. And color the stars gold And put the names of each 13 lost soldiers 1 name per each gold star on the 13 star flag,

[keithborjes]

Given Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, combined with the fact that he cannot even remember the name of his affirmative action defense secretary during the last interview. The American people should go ahead and move the election forward! So tired of this administration’s incompetence and failure. I’d rather just go ahead and replace Biden with Trump right now. We don’t have the luxury of allowing Biden to finish his path of destruction until January 2025.

[marycarroll-ufjj]

So moving especially when the crowd repeated the names. Biden chose to ignore them.

[JoeDon-zwbe]

Where can I share my photos and story about this? There is so much that hasn’t been told that maybe the families need to hear. I was at abbey gate as well as many other security points in and out of the airstrip… I’ve held onto a lot of “things” the past few years but after this I think it’s right to share it. If anyone can help with this I’d appreciate it. Clearly trying to make it as much anonymous as possible due to the nature of photos and videos I have that hasn’t been seen before. I don’t feel like anyone messing with my family.

[Yasin-afran]

#safebangladeshistudents

#safebangladeshistudents

#safebangladeshistudents

[Bay]

Didn't trump call them "suckers and losers"?

[kathleenwyatt]

That was absolutely beautiful. Bless those families. Vote for our president Trump

[Michael-ipsl]

It also ruins their point cause the Republican Party is just as much to blame as democrats for getting our troops on the ground in Afghanistan

[mariomario]

Lmao trump mocked vets this is cringe 😂

[troll-fxzc]

Trump said they're "suckers and losers."