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Veteran Testimony Urges Passage of Bill to Make Aug. 26 Abbey Gate Remembrance Day in Ohio
Summary
Joe Burdick, a U.S. Navy veteran, urged the committee to advance Senate Bill 244 to designate Aug. 26 as Abbey Gate Remembrance Day to honor 13 service members killed at Abbey Gate in the 2021 Kabul evacuation; the committee accepted an amendment to include each honoree's service branch.
Joe Burdick, a U.S. Navy veteran, testified before the House Veterans and Military Development Committee in strong support of Senate Bill 244, which would designate Aug. 26 as Abbey Gate Remembrance Day in Ohio. Burdick told members the designation would formally honor the 13 American service members killed in the Aug. 26, 2021 terrorist attack during the Kabul evacuation and would…
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