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Photos show dignified transfer for the six fallen U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East

Mar 7, 2026, 1:26 PM

An Army carry team moves a flag-draped transfer case with the remains of U.S. Army Reserve soldier ...

An Army carry team moves a flag-draped transfer case with the remains of U.S. Army Reserve soldier Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, of White Bear Lake, Minn., who was killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran, past President Donald Trump during a casualty return, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump attended the dignified transfer of six U.S. soldiers killed in a drone strike on a command center in Kuwait. The president joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware as the flag-draped transfer cases carrying the service members’ remains return to the United States.

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Photos show dignified transfer for the six fallen U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East