taylor hoover. ryan c.knauss. hunter lopez. ryleemccollum. dylanmerola. kareemnikoui.ardo. humberto sanchez. jared schmitz. maxton soviak. diego and w. page. -- daegan page. >> ladies and gentlemen please stand for the playing of taps by master sergeant. ♪ ♪♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, you may be seated. ladies and gentlemen ms. coral dolittle. mother of corporal humberto sanchez. >> good afternoon. my name is coral dolittle. august 26, 2021, 13 american soldiers paid the ultimate price when they enlisted. their love for this country was greater than the dangers they faced from the enemy. they worked tirelessly to save as many lives as possible. and though the time was cut short, they gave everything they had. they continue -- indiscernible] they saw the desperate faces of -- we will leave this now for ve

taylor hoover. ryan c.knauss. hunter lopez. ryleemccollum. dylanmerola. kareemnikoui.ardo. humberto sanchez. jared schmitz. maxton soviak. diego and w. page. -- daegan page. >> ladies and gentlemen please stand for the playing of taps by master sergeant. ♪ ♪♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, you may be seated. ladies and gentlemen ms. coral dolittle. mother of corporal humberto sanchez. >> good afternoon. my name is coral dolittle. august 26, 2021, 13 american soldiers paid the ultimate price when they enlisted. their love for this country was greater than the dangers they faced from the enemy. they worked tirelessly to save as many lives as possible. and though the time was cut short, they gave everything they had. they continue --

taylor hoover. ryan c. knauss. hunter lopez. riley mccullum. dylan mirolo. kareem nakui. jared schmitz. maxton saviak. daegan w. page. ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the playing of "taps" by master sergeant kevin gibo. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ladies and gentlemen, you may be seated. ladies and gentlemen, ms. coral doolittle, mother of corporal sanchez. >> good afternoon. my name is coral doolittle. proud mother of humberto sanchez. everybody knows him by bert. august 26, 2021, 13 american soldiers paid the ultimate price. the blank check they signed whether they enlisted was cashed in full. their love for this country was greater than the threats they faced from the enemy. they worked tirelessly to save as many lives as possible. while their time was cut short, they gave everything they had. their bodies were weary and restless, they continued. not swayed by exhaustion or fear, they saw the desperate faces of women and children who were trying to escape from the horrific place, and they found the strength to keep going. as parents, we believe our sons and daughters drew that

taylor hoover. ryan knauss. hunter lopez. rylee mccollum. difficult l -- dylan merola.koui. johanny pechedo. r row -- roberto sanchez. gerad schmitz. maxton soviak. daigan page. >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the playing of taps by master sergeant kevin gebo. [playing of taps] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, you may be seated. ladies and gentlemen, ms. corral doolittle, mother of humberto sanchez. >> good afternoon. my name is corral, proud mother of corporate humberto sanchez, who everybody knows him by bert. on august 26, 2021, 13 american soldiers paid the ultimate price. the blank check they signed when they enlisted was cashed in full. their love for this country was greater than the very face from the enemy. they worked tired lessly to save as many lives as possible and while their time was cut short, they gave everything they had. they continue. not swayed by exhaustion or fear, they saw the desperate faces of women and children who were trying to escape from that horrific place and they found the strength to keep going. as a parent, we believe our sons and

. >> marine corps staff sergeant taylor hoover. >> just for them to acknowledge finally and say theire big things we have been really pushing for, even from the administration. just say their names. don't sweep them under the rug. don't put them behind you. because they have set their legacy. that needs to be remembered. lisa: as you know yesterday the house republicans came out with their report on the afghan withdrawal, they found numerous problems with the biden administration's actions, the biden administration kind of tells a different story. i want to ask who specifically do you blame for the mistakes made and what happened? >> for me, it is general mckenzie, general milley, secretary blinken, secretary austin, and then of course it goes right up to the top. i have some real issues with the way things were handled. >> i think biden and harris wanted that to be their legacy, that they got them out of afghanistan. i think it was what they brought to the table to the general's is you are going to do it, this is the date, no matter what you've got to do, this is it. i believe it was

[applause] >> good afternoon, my name is kelly barnett, i am the mother of staff sergeant taylor hoover. taylor's mom. i want to thank chairman mccall, i want to thank the committee members, i want to thank leslie and the staff, they have had so much pushback, they keep going, i am so appreciative of them. thank you for standing with us in our search for the truth. and that is in regards to the chaotic, disastrous exit is from afghanistan. i think you all media for being here, for attending and reporting, i urge all of you to read the report in its entirety, i urge the american people to read the report. i will give you my take away. i am southern, so stay with me. i'm just going to give you an analogy. so, the men and women over there, the servicemen and women on the ground, they were given in order to dig a ditch and a swamp with notes level, -- no shovel, no bucket. and then they were told, don't worry, we got the alligators, they will watch your back from the snakes coming up behind you. makes no sense. makes no sense. yeah. anyways, that's the best way to give you how i felt from r

all-star mother kelly barnett, the mother of staff sergeant taylor hoover explain why the families posted videos. >> why was it important for these families to put out the videos they did over the wee weekend. >> because we were just so tired. we have been disrespected so much in the last three years. it's been three years, no response from them. no "i'm sorry." no "we stand with you." we know mistakes happen in war. this wasn't supposed to be a war but it turned out to be and it was just important that we let donald trump know. he has been there for us. he has been our rock and he's been there to give us a little bit of peace and that's what he did that day. he carried that grief with us, gave us a little bit of peace, little bit of happiness on that day. all the families. that's my family, the 13. they were all -- we are all family now and we had to do this because he has been there for us and it makes no sense that they throw daggers at us. makes no sense they throw daggers at him except for the fact that they were there and they felt ashamed or that they were angry that he was with us

remembering the fallen sergeant taylor hoover and his family this week, trump will first raise his thumbrview, the conversation on friendly cnn turned out to be somewhat lenten, without sharp questions, and even on the record, there was more than one coma, with vice presidential candidate tim wahls. one of the largest buildings in chicago trump's tower is like a confirmation that he is not only a man of high ambitions, but also a man of his word. according to opinion polls, trump would beat harris in matters of finance and construction. she is stronger in dancing, in matters of family relations and cooking, that's what concerns. the political kitchen, here americans do not give preference to either candidate, about 50 to 50. she spoke mainly about him, about trump. i want to ask about your opponent, donald trump. he said that you recently became black for political purposes, thereby casting doubt on your origin. the same old, hackneyed manner of the game. the next question, please, that's all. that's all, the answers to other pressing questions were about the same, in quotes, meaningful,

staff sergeant taylor hoover fell that day. his mother and father join us now. i'm honored that you are on the show with us today. kelly, start with you. for you and darren, the most important title you ever had in your life was mom and dad. and today is a chance for you to be there where they honor your son and all that you did to raise him to be the person that he became. tell me about what this means to you to get this honor today through the speaker of the house. >> thank you, dana, it is a great honor. with that it's a very deserved honor. i am very -- i'm so proud to be here. i'm praying that my son will be with me today and kind of hold my hand through it. i'm so proud and thankful for speaker johnson. >> dana: darin, the republicans put out a report yesterday, quite detailed. it took three years to do the investigation. what do you want people to know? i know you've asked people to read the report. if they take the time to do that, what would they take away? >> i think they would take away the absolute horror that the state department and their cowards w

when i spoke to the patients of taylor hoover who has arkansas ties, they don't get to go to the beach on labor day or have barbecues. this is the one chance to commemorate their service and honor their sacrifices. they wanted donald trump there. they also wanted joe biden and kamala harris there. she was four miles away, ten minutes she could have gone to the cemetery and honored the sacrifice of those young men and women, but she hasn't. she never has spoken to them or taken a meeting. >> they were with them at the dignified transfer. her and joe biden's incompetence those 13 members were killed in afghanistan. >> well, not everyone was pleased with this. again, the law says memorial services at army and military ceremonies will not include partisan political activity. >> and it didn't, kristen. trump wasn't -- >> it was posted on a campaign site, on his site. >> he didn't wear a maga hat. just like joe biden has posted content of himself in the cemetery. he wasn't with campaign staffers. they were all american citizens. they have a right to go there and to honor the sacrifice of tho

gee taylor hoover ryan. >> c, to announce hunter lopez riley, makala dylan murolo karim nikoui giovanni the charge sanchez jared schmitz max done soviet hey get w and i want to bring in cnn military analyst, lieutenant general mark hertling, general hertling. thank you so much for being with us obviously, we all want to honor what these families have gone through. what these service members have sacrificed your thoughts yeah. >> jim, i was thinking as i was watching the parents and the loved ones come up, i had a total of 253 men and women make the ultimate sacrifice in combat that we're under my command. i've written letters to their parents and loved ones sometimes received letters back and even on several occasions, met a few of those parents and loved ones and they demand our respect there were over 2,400 service members killed in afghanistan and another 5,000 killed in iraq as part of the global war on terrorists. >> i don't believe any of their loved ones have received that congressional gold medal. >> but perhaps this ceremony is to further commemorate those service members who g