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DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. \u2014 President Donald Trump attended a solemn ceremony at Dover Air Force Base Wednesday as six fallen U.S. service members were returned home to their loved ones. This marks the president’s second attendance at such a ceremony since military conflict with Iran commenced in late February.<\/p>

The six military personnel lost their lives when their KC-135 aircraft crashed in western Iraq over territory controlled by friendly forces during ongoing operations. Family members requested that Wednesday’s ceremony remain private, with no media present, following standard military protocol.<\/p>

The ceremony consisted of a photo collection assembled by Associated Press photo editors.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump attended a solemn ceremony at Dover Air Force Base to honor six U.S. service members killed in Iraq. The dignified transfer ceremony was held privately at the families’ request, marking Trump’s second attendance at such a ceremony since conflict with Iran began.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":39093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,833],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773869922026.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-aay","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33585,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/trump-joins-families-at-dover-afb-for-ceremony-honoring-six-fallen-soldiers\/","url_meta":{"origin":39094,"position":0},"title":"Trump Joins Families at Dover AFB for Ceremony Honoring Six Fallen Soldiers","author":"Admin","date":"March 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"President Donald Trump was present at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for a solemn ceremony receiving the remains of six American service members. 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