Surrounded by the surviving family of service members killed in the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation honoring the dead.

With the proclamation in front of him and family members on all sides of his desk, Trump said:

“There are some great souls that are looking down on you right now, and they’re very proud of their parents and brothers and sisters. But moms and dads especially. That’s what I seem to have dealt with mostly. There’s nothing tougher.”

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