The Gold Star families stood at the RNC on Wednesday to honor their fallen military members and support former President Donald Trump
Christy Shamblin took the stage at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night to share how the attacks on Kabul in 2021 affected her and her family.
Nearly everyone in the Milwaukee arena stood to show their respect. Former President Donald Trump appeared to have tears in his eyes.
Shamblin is the mother-in-law of Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee, who was among the 13 U.S. troops killed in an ISIS-K attack on Kabul in 2021 amid the U.S. departure from Afghanistan.
“While Joe Biden has refused to recognize their sacrifice, Donald Trump spent six hours in Bedminster with us”, “He allowed us to grieve. He allowed us to remember our heroes.”
Shamblin said Trump spoke to the families “in a way that made us feel understood.”
“Donald Trump carried the weight for a few hours with me”, Shamblin said. “For the first time since Nicole’s death I felt like I wasn’t alone in my grief.”
She joined Texas Rep. Michael McCaul at President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in March.
