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Fallen Omaha Marine,12 other service members killed in Kabul attack could receive Congressional Gold Medals

Thirteen service members who died in the Kabul terrorist attack may be awarded Congressional Gold Medals, including Omaha Marine Corporal Daegan Page. 

Congressman Jeff Fortenberry said in a statement Tuesday he's cosponsored a bill to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. military service members who died last week in a terrorist attack near the Kabul Airport.

Fortenberry along with Nebraska Representative Don Bacon and more than 150 other cosponsors support the legislation.

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