Schumer and Jeffries to attend medal ceremony for 13 service members killed in Afghanistan

Published September 9, 2024 11:41am ET



Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) will attend the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony on Tuesday honoring the 13 service members who died during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The pair’s attendance makes them the two highest-ranking Democrats to meet with the Gold Star families since President Joe Biden attended a dignified transfer ceremony for the service members shortly after their deaths in 2021. The ceremony will take place inside the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday and will be attended by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and families of the 13 service members.

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