ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 26: Marine Lt. Col. Jordan Houston's wife, Akaiya Houston (C), and their son, Germany, 3, watch from the audience as Houston stands on stage next to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during an event honoring Houston and two other Marines who were serving during the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing, at the Pentagon on August 26, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia. Three U.S. Marines from Golf Company have their valor awards formally upgraded to honor their heroism and lifesaving actions during the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing, at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)