Trending Now - Trump and First Lady Attend Transfer of Six Fallen Troops

WHO:

President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, Capt. Cody Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, Sgt. Declan Coady, Brig. Gen. Clint Barnes, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, families of the fallen soldiers, 103rd Sustainment Command, 1st Theater Sustainment Command.

WHAT:

A dignified transfer ceremony was held for six U.S. service members killed in an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait.

The six soldiers were identified as Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, Capt. Cody Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, and Sgt. Declan Coady.

The soldiers were killed on March 1, 2026, during a drone strike while supporting Operation Epic Fury.

Each soldier's family was present at the transfer ceremony.

Trump described the fallen service members as heroes "coming home in a different manner than they thought they’d be coming home."

A GoFundMe for one of the soldiers raised more than $94,000.

WHERE:

The dignified transfer took place at Dover Air Force Base in Kent County, Delaware.

The drone strike occurred at a makeshift operations center at the civilian port of Shuaiba in Kuwait.

WHEN:

The dignified transfer ceremony occurred on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

The drone attack that killed the soldiers happened on March 1, 2026.

WHY:

The soldiers were killed during an Iranian drone strike while supporting U.S. military operations in the region.

HOW:

The remains of the soldiers were transported in transfer cases to Dover Air Force Base for identification and preparation for their journey home.

The dignified transfer is a solemn military ritual that returns the remains of troops killed in action.

(UPDATED March 7, 2026 23:02 UTC)

A dignified transfer ceremony was held at Dover Air Force Base on Saturday for six U.S. service members who were killed in an Iranian drone strike while supporting Operation Epic Fury in Kuwait. President Trump, along with First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance, attended the ceremony, where the fallen soldiers were honored as heroes, with Trump noting they were "coming home in a different manner than they thought they’d be coming home." The soldiers, identified as Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, Capt. Cody Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, and Sgt. Declan Coady, were killed on March 1, and their families were present to pay their respects during this solemn military ritual.