President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base where the remains of four U.S. service members will be returned to their families. The White House confirmed the president’s attendance at the solemn military ritual, which represents one of the formal duties of the commander-in-chief.
The four service members include two U.S. Army soldiers killed in Iranian missile and drone attacks in Jordan, identified as Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas. The remains of Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, who went missing after the Jordan attacks and is believed to have been killed, will also be returned. Additionally, the remains of Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Spring Lake, North Carolina, who was killed in Iraq during a drone detonation, will be transferred.
Trump characterized his attendance as “a great honor” and stated that the fallen troops were “fighting so that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.” The president noted that the U.S. has launched retaliatory strikes against Iran and pledged that American responses to Iranian actions would be severe. Since the war began in February, 18 U.S. service members have been killed overall.
During remarks to reporters, Trump indicated that while most incoming fire in Jordan was intercepted, some attacks succeeded. He suggested that operational decisions regarding protection of U.S. forces may have contributed to the casualties, though he did not specify which entities he held responsible. Trump has now attended three dignified transfer ceremonies since the conflict’s onset, with the most recent occurring in March.
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