{
  "id": 3619865,
  "title": "Hegseth upgrades medals of three Marines who survived Afghanistan attack five years ago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/hegseth-upgrades-medals-of-three-marines-who-survived-afghanistan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T23:37:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6053832-hegseth-upgrades-abbey-gate-awards/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday upgraded the valor awards of three Marines who guarded the Abbey Gate at the Hamid Karzai International Airport when a bomb went off as U.S. service members were evacuating from Afghanistan five years ago. The Marines — Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Eby, Cpl. Michael Gretzon, Lance Cpl. Jordan Houston —were...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Watch live: Hegseth honors Marines who served during 2021 Abbey Gate attack in Afghanistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/watch-live-hegseth-honors-marines-who-served-during-2021-abbey-gate",
        "published": "2026-08-26T18:40:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pentagon upgrades awards of 3 Marines for actions after Abbey Gate attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/pentagon-upgrades-awards-of-3-marines-for-actions-after-abbey-gate",
        "published": "2026-08-26T22:46:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}