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U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Dover Air Force Base in Dover

World Mar 18

Trump pays his respects in Delaware to U.S. service members killed in refueling aircraft crash

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Nation Mar 10

U.S. Vice President JD Vance attends a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Dover
Dignified transfer for Kentucky soldier who was 7th U.S. service member to die in Iran war

The Pentagon says 26-year-old Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington of Glendale died Sunday after being wounded during a March 1 attack on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

By Allen G. Breed, Dylan Lovan, Associated Press

Politics Feb 02

U.S. President Joe Biden attends the dignified transfer of the remains of Army Reserve Sergeants William Rivers, Kennedy Sanders and Breonna Moffett, three U.S. service members who were killed in Jordan during a drone attack carried out by Iran-backed militants, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, U.S., February 2, 2024. Photo by Michael A. McCoy/Reuters
WATCH: Biden meets grieving families of 3 U.S. troops killed in Jordan, who he says 'risked it all'

The service members killed Sunday were all from Georgia — Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Sgt. Kennedy Sanders of Waycross and Sgt. Breonna Moffett of Savannah.

By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Nation Sep 03

Flag-draped transfer cases line the inside of a C-17 Globemaster II prior to a dignified transfer
Watch 9:05
Dover Air Force Base chaplain reflects on the 'forever' sacrifice of America's longest war

Last Sunday, President Joe Biden witnessed the repatriation of American service members killed in Afghanistan. As it has for the last 20 years, Delaware's Dover Air Force Base hosted dignified transfers. The solemn, quiet rituals are led by Dover’s chaplains…

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

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