Trump attends dignified transfer for soldiers killed in Iran attacks

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth paid their respects at Dover Air Force Base on July 22, 2026, for four U.S. Army soldiers killed in recent Middle East operations. The ceremony, known as a dignified transfer, honored service members who died in attacks in Jordan and Iraq.

Two soldiers, Lt. Tyler James Feehan and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, were killed in strikes on a base in Jordan. Sgt. Angel Rampersad, initially reported missing, is now believed to have died in the same attacks. Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, a father of two, was killed at Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq by a detonated Iranian drone.

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We're going to Dover. Some of you are going with us, to honor our heroes, and they are indeed great heroes, actually.

Before the ceremony, President Trump spoke to reporters, emphasizing the solemnity of honoring fallen heroes and reiterating his administration's stance against Iran obtaining nuclear weapons. "We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. They won't have a nuclear weapon," Trump stated. The administration is investigating the attacks in Jordan that led to the deaths of Feehan and Gonzales, with Trump promising to share the probe's results. A dignified transfer is a solemn tradition where fallen service members are moved from overseas to the United States, typically in flag-draped cases, with high-ranking officials in attendance.

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They said, and they, all of them said very strongly, we can't let, we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. They won't have a nuclear weapon. So we're going to honor them. And it's one of the hardest things to do. For me, it's one of the hardest things to do as a president. But, has to be done.