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Trump will attend dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria

Trump will attend dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria

Summary

President Donald Trump will visit Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to attend a dignified transfer ceremony. This ceremony honors two Iowa National Guard members and a U.S. civilian interpreter who were killed in an attack in Syria. The transfer involves moving the remains of the fallen to the base's mortuary facility.

Key Facts

  • President Trump will be at Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday.
  • The ceremony is for two National Guard members killed in Syria.
  • The guardsmen are Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard.
  • They were part of the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment.
  • A U.S. civilian interpreter, Ayad Mansoor Sakat, was also killed in the attack.
  • The dignified transfer ceremony involves moving the remains of fallen soldiers.
  • The ritual is a solemn duty for the President as commander in chief.

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