Trump to personally attend the repatriation of fallen soldiers' remains
United States - The White House announced on Friday that President Donald Trump will attend the repatriation ceremony for the remains of the first six U.S. soldiers killed in the Iran-Iraq War on Saturday. The White House had previously announced that Trump planned to attend the "solemn transfer" ceremony for these six military personnel (five men and one woman). These six service members were killed when an Iranian drone attacked the U.S. base at Kuwait's Shuaiba port on Sunday, but the exact date has not been determined yet.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, "Tomorrow (Saturday), President Trump will go to Dover Air Force Base to attend the solemn transfer of the remains of the six service members who died in the first Iranian attack on our forces."
She referred to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where it is customary to bring the remains of fallen U.S. service members back to the United States. This extremely solemn ceremony takes place under the watchful eyes of officials standing in silence as the bodies are unloaded one by one from a military transport plane, with the caskets wrapped in the flag being carried down from a government aircraft.
The U.S. military even uses specific terminology, referring to it as a "solemn transfer of remains" rather than a "ceremony," and using the term "casket" instead of "coffin."
However, behind this solemn military ceremony lies an immense emotional depth, as families will see the casket for the first time.
According to the Pentagon, these six deceased service members were reserve personnel deployed to Kuwait and were part of the 103rd Support Command based in Des Moines, Iowa. They died on the second day of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran.
Source: rfi
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