Trump attends transfer of four US troops killed in Iranian attacks

President Donald Trump has described welcoming home fallen American service members as his toughest duty as commander-in-chief. On Wednesday he paid tribute to four more who made the ultimate sacrifice. For me it's one of the hardest things to do as a president but it has to be done. Four flag-draped transfer cases arrived in a C-17 military transport aircraft. Soldiers wearing white cotton gloves transferred the remains of their fallen comrades to a waiting vehicles. The Pentagon identified First Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, a 25-year-old from Hawaii, and Private Isabella Gonzalez, a 19-year-old from Texas, both who were killed when an Iranian missile struck Muafaxalti Air Base in Jordan on Friday. Sergeant Angel Rampersad, a 28-year-old from New York, is also believed to have been killed in action in Jordan. The fourth transfer case carried the remains of Sergeant Michael Emanuel Swinton, a 30-year-old from North Carolina, who was killed the following day at Erbil Air Base in Iraq during a controlled detonation of a downed one-way Iranian drone. The United States has been engaged in military operations against Iran since February 28th and has more than 50,000 troops deployed across the region. 18 men and women in uniform have lost their lives. A dignified transfer is a solemn ritual conducted at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The Department of War says every U.S. military member, regardless of branch, who dies in combat will be brought home with dignity and respect. There are no speeches. All attendees, including the president, will watch in silence. But President Trump has sent a message to Tehran after the latest wave of deaths, declaring on Truth Social that every time Iran kills an American soldier, they will pay for that killing many times over. Tanya Nouri, Al Jazeera, at the White House.