On Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attended a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The ceremony honored four U.S. Army soldiers who were killed in recent days during the ongoing conflict with Iran in the Middle East.

The Trump administration is investigating attacks at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, which resulted in the deaths of two soldiers, Feehan and Gonzales, and the presumed death of a third soldier, Rampersad, who was initially reported missing in action but later declared whereabouts unknown and believed killed in the same attack. Additionally, the transfer included an Army sergeant, Swinton, a father of two, who was killed at Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq during the controlled detonation of an Iranian drone.

Before attending the transfer, President Trump told reporters, "We're going to Dover." The White House confirmed that the president met with each of the soldiers' families during the event. Emphasizing the gravity of the situation, it was noted that all involved strongly expressed the stance that "we can't let, we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon."

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