US EditionDonald Trump Grieves with Families During Return of Soldiers Killed in War in the Middle East
Six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers were killed by a drone strike in Kuwait amid a U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran, with dignified transfer honoring their service and sacrifice.
- On Saturday, March 7, 2026, President Donald Trump joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base for a dignified transfer, with Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance present.
- A drone strike at a Kuwait command center killed six soldiers one day after the U.S. and Israel military campaign against Iran; all were from the 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa.
- Those killed included Maj. Jeffrey O'Brien, who served nearly 15 years in the Army Reserve, Capt. Cody Khork, Sgt. Declan Coady, posthumously promoted, and four others.
- The president saluted as each flag-draped transfer case was carried to awaiting transfer vehicles, while families of the fallen observed largely in silence during the roughly half-hour ritual.
- Mr. Trump attended Dover for the transfer, with top officials including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and others present, continuing a pattern of presidential visits to Dover.
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Donald Trump grieves with families during return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East
President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East. The dignified transfer, a ritual that returns the remains of U.S. service members killed in action, is considered one of the most somber duties of any commander in chief. During his first term, Trump said bearing witness to the transfer was “the toughest thing I have to do” …
Trump receives coffins of six US soldiers killed in Iran drone attack
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US President Trump and his wife Melania and representatives of his government participated in the transfer of six US soldiers killed in the Iran war.
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