Fri, August 27, 2021, 7:32 PM·8 min read     A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy when his deployment ended. Heartwrenching details began emerging Friday about some of the 13 U.S. troops killed in a horrific suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s… Read more »

Washington, D.C.  – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after the Pentagon announced the completion of the Afghanistan withdrawal:  “My heart is heavy today, knowing the Biden Administration has left behind thousands of Afghan allies and hundreds of U.S. citizens in Afghanistan, including constituents… Read more »

For the last few weeks, Felix Ungerman’s days have been filled with international phone calls, notes scribbled on his hands and efforts to keep his emotions in check. Ungerman is the deputy chief of staff for Congressman Don Bacon. He’s also a veteran of the Afghanistan War. Now, he’s on a mission of his own to get Afghans with American ties to safety. "We know time is very short. We… Read more »

Lawmakers have their thoughts and prayers with the Page family as they mourn the loss of U.S. Marine Corporal Daegan Page of Nebraska.  Page, 23, was a former Millard South student who joined the Marines in 2019. Read the full story here. Read more »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tissue holders sit atop the conference table where the congressman's aides field frantic requests from constituents desperate for help in getting friends and loved ones out of Afghanistan before it's too late. Read the full story here. Read more »

A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Kabul airport gate where U.S. troops were searching evacuees rushing to depart the country. At least 18 other troops were wounded in the bombing that killed at least 170 people. The attack was the single deadliest enemy strike against U.S. forces in Afghanistan since August 2011, when militants shot down a Chinook helicopter, killing 30 U. S.… Read more »

IN THEIR WORDS: Midwest veterans react to Afghanistan withdrawal U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, a retired brigadier general who was deployed four times to the Middle East. "What is unfolding before our eyes in Afghanistan is a colossal failure, and my heart aches for the Gold Star families who are asking if their loss was in vain, and for the people of Afghanistan who have… Read more »

Omaha, Neb. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today released the following statement after learning Corporal Daegan William-Tyeler Page, one of the U.S. Marines killed in Afghanistan this week, was an Omaha native and Millard South graduate:  “I am heartbroken to learn of the death of Corporal Page, one of the U.S. Marines killed in Afghanistan. He was from Nebraska’s… Read more »

Omaha, Neb. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) and his Problem Solvers Caucus colleagues released the following statement, urging President Biden to extend the evacuation deadline in order to rescue as many U.S. citizens and Afghan allies as possible: “As Democrats and Republicans, we stand united in our commitment to protecting U.S. citizens, diplomats, intelligence officers, and our foreign… Read more »

Omaha, Neb. – The most recent statement from Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) on the situation in Kabul:  “Our nation’s prayers go out to those who were injured and to the families of the reported 12 U.S. Servicemen killed in this horrific attack. We also pray for the safety of our troops as we finish carrying out this mission, and for the stranded American citizens and our Afghan… Read more »