American Flag Spotted Half Staff Outside Of Capitol, Here’s Why

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ordered for the American flag to fly half-staff outside of the Capitol on Saturday to honor the lives of the 13 American service members who died in Afghanistan

McCarthy stated on X, “Two years ago today, we tragically lost 13 brave servicemen and women in Afghanistan.”

He continued “I have directed the flags at the U.S. Capitol to be lowered to half-staff in honor of these American heroes.”

Take a look:

Two years ago today, we tragically lost 13 brave servicemen and women in Afghanistan. I have directed the flags at the U.S. Capitol to be lowered to half-staff in honor of these American heroes. pic.twitter.com/BTMrRNl5Av

— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) August 26, 2023

McCarthy orders Capitol flag at half-staff to honor 13 service members killed in Afghanistan exit https://t.co/EOomdlKFkd pic.twitter.com/b829rZBy0b

— The Hill (@thehill) August 26, 2023

Here’s what The Hill reported:

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced Saturday that he ordered the flags at the U.S. Capitol to be put at half-staff in honor of 13 American service members who died in Afghanistan during attempting to help allies flee the country during the U.S.’s exit two years ago.

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“Two years ago today, we tragically lost 13 brave servicemen and women in Afghanistan,” McCarthy’s post on X, formerly known as Twitter, read. “I have directed the flags at the U.S. Capitol to be lowered to half-staff in honor of these American heroes.”

Other Republican lawmakers also noted the anniversary of the attack in the own social media posts Saturday.

“Today marks two years since we lost 13 brave U.S. servicemembers in a heinous attack at the Kabul airport during Pres. Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan,” Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “These heroes and their loved ones have our deepest gratitude and we are forever grateful for their sacrifice.”

“Today, we mark the second anniversary of the day 13 servicemembers lost their lives during the Abbey Gate suicide bombing in Afghanistan,” Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) said in another X post. “The fact that this was a preventable tragedy makes this day all the more difficult.”

McCarthy has US Capitol flags lowered half-staff, honors 13 lives lost in Afghanistan evacuation https://t.co/pDXAU6tUoA

— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) August 26, 2023

Per Fox News:

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy directed to have the flags at the U.S. Capitol lowered to half-staff on Saturday to honor the 13 U.S. service members who lost their lives in a tragic suicide bombing during the “botched” withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 under the Biden administration.

Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of the attack outside the Abbey Gate at Kabul’s airport during the military’s evacuation from Afghanistan in August 2021.

“Two years ago today, we tragically lost 13 brave service men and women in Afghanistan,” McCarthy said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I have directed the flags at the U.S. Capitol be lowered to half-staff in honor of these American heroes.”