Trump and first lady attend dignified transfer for 6 US troops killed in Kuwait

President Trump and archetypal woman Melania Trump participated successful a dignified transportation astatine Dover Air Force Base successful Kent County, Delaware, connected Saturday for six U.S. work members killed successful a March 1 Iranian drone onslaught successful Kuwait. 

The solemn ritual returns the remains of troops killed successful enactment and is considered 1 of the astir somber duties of a commander-in-chief.

The fallen troops were killed successful Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, portion supporting Operation Epic Fury.

Transfer cases were utilized to determination the soldiers to Dover Air Force Base, wherever they volition beryllium identified and prepared for their travel home.

After identification, the fallen are placed successful a casket and transported to their last resting places.

President Donald Trump, archetypal woman Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and 2nd woman Usha Chilukuri Vance arsenic members of a US Army transportation squad transports a flag-draped transportation lawsuit containing the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens during a dignified transfer, Saturday, astatine Dover Air Force Base successful Dover, Del. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

All six were U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command successful Des Moines, Iowa, which provides food, fuel, h2o and ammunition, and transports instrumentality and supplies.

The War Department identified the fallen work members arsenic Maj. Jeffery O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa; Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California, is besides believed to beryllium deceased.

Each of the soldiers' families were contiguous astatine the transfer.

A U.S. Army transportation squad salutes arsenic flagged-draped transportation cases remainder successful a conveyance during a dignified transportation astatine Dover Air Force Base, Saturday, successful Dover, Del. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump, speaking astatine a acme of Latin American leaders successful Miami earlier traveling to Delaware, called the fallen work members heroes "coming location successful a antithetic mode than they thought they’d beryllium coming home." 

He described the onslaught arsenic "a precise bittersweet situation" and pledged to support American warfare deaths "to a minimum."

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who besides attended the ritual, wrote successful a societal media station connected Friday of "an unbreakable tone to grant their representation and the resoluteness they embodied."

A U.S. Army transportation squad moves a flagged-draped transportation lawsuit containing the remains of Capt. Cody A. Khork, Saturday, astatine Dover Air Force Base. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

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Officials said the soldiers were supporting operations successful the portion erstwhile the unmanned craft struck their position.

Khork enlisted successful the National Guard successful 2009 arsenic a aggregate motorboat rocket system/fire absorption specialist, past commissioned arsenic a subject constabulary serviceman successful the Army Reserve successful 2014. He deployed to Saudi Arabia successful 2018, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, successful 2021, and Poland successful 2024. His awards see the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 10 Year Device and "M" Device.

Amor joined the National Guard successful 2005 arsenic an automated logistics specializer and transferred to the Army Reserve the pursuing year. She deployed to Kuwait and Iraq successful 2019 and earned aggregate commendations, including the Army Commendation Medal and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" Device.

Six work members were killed successful Kuwait Sunday during the warfare with Iran. (White House Rapid Response via X; Getty)

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Tietjens entered the Army Reserve successful 2006 arsenic a wheeled conveyance mechanic and completed 2 deployments to Kuwait successful 2009 and 2019. His decorations see the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star.

Coady enlisted successful the Army Reserve successful 2023 arsenic an accusation exertion specializer and was posthumously promoted from specializer to sergeant. His awards see the National Defense Service Medal and the Overseas Service Ribbon.

A flagged-draped transportation lawsuit to a conveyance during a dignified transportation astatine Dover Air Force Base, Saturday, successful Dover, Del. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

O’Brien served astir 15 years successful the Army Reserve. Commissioned successful 2012 arsenic a Signal Corps officer, helium was promoted to large successful 2024 and antecedently deployed to Kuwait successful 2019. In civilian life, helium worked successful cybersecurity and antiaircraft cyber operations.

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Marzan, of Sacramento, California, was an Army reservist assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command. Family and authorities officials described him arsenic a devoted hubby and father.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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