WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed Gold Star family members into the Oval Office on Aug. 25 for a signing ceremony as he issued a proclamation honoring the lives lost four years ago as the United States withdrew its military from Afghanistan.
“This is a very special group of people. I’ve been with them from the beginning, Trump said during the event.
“They’ve been with me, and I’ve been with them 100 percent, and we meet more than once a year.”
The president recounted a 2023 meeting at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., where he joined the families for a memorial….
On 4th Anniversary of Afghan Attack, Trump Honors Soldiers Lost in US Withdrawal
