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

The Trump administration is investigating attacks at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan that 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 classified as 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 a 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 the families of each of the fallen soldiers. The families expressed a strong stance against allowing Iran to acquire nuclear weapons.

These events underscore the ongoing tensions and conflict involving U.S. forces in the Middle East and Iran.

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