Sgt. Nicole Gee Of Sacramento To Be Awarded Congressional Gold Medal Posthumously

WASHINGTON D.C. (CBS13/CNN) – The Senate connected Wednesday unanimously passed a measure that would grant the Congressional Gold Medal to 13 US work members killed successful a violent onslaught extracurricular Kabul’s airdrome successful August, sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s table for his signature.

Among the 13 U.S. work members is Sgt. Nicole L. Gee of Sacramento, arsenic good arsenic 3 different veterans from California that mislaid their lives successful the enactment of duty.

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The measure was unanimously passed by the House successful precocious October, 2 months aft the work members were killed arsenic they assisted with the US’ subject evacuation from Afghanistan.

“The American servicemembers went supra and beyond the telephone of work to support citizens of the United States and our allies to guarantee they are brought to information successful an highly unsafe concern arsenic the Taliban regained power implicit Afghanistan,” the authorities says.

The work members were among the dozens of radical killed successful the termination bombing extracurricular the Hamid Karzai International Airport, which ISIS-K claimed recognition for.

The 13 work members were identified as:

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City

Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts

Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California

Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California

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Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska

Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Missouri

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California

Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio

Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee

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