Gold Star father Darin Hoover told Newsmax on Tuesday he is “pretty optimistic” that the Pentagon’s special review of the events leading up to the terrorist attack during the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal will deliver long-awaited answers and hold responsible parties accountable.

Hoover, whose son Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Abbey Gate suicide bombing in 2021, was among the Gold Star families representing the slain service members who visited the White House on Monday. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation commemorating the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attack, which was Tuesday.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that he anticipates a Pentagon special review panel looking into the circumstances surrounding the suicide bombing attack at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport should be ready to present its findings by sometime in mid-2026.

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