Trump to witness dignified transfer for 2 National Guard members killed in Syria
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President Donald Trump salutes as a Army carry team moves the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Iowa National Guard soldier Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, during a casualty return, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)An Army carry team places the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat of Macomb, Mich., into the transfer vehicle during a casualty return, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salute as a Army carry teams moves the remains of Iowa National Guard soldier Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, during a casualty return, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)This undated combo photo created with images released by the Iowa National Guard shows Sgts. William Nathaniel Howard, left, and Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar. (Iowa National Guard via AP)This undated photo provided by Dina Qiryaqoz on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, shows Ayad Sakat, a U.S. civilian working as an interpreter who was killed during an attack in Syria on Saturday, Dec. 13.
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President Donald Trump salutes as a Army carry team moves the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Iowa National Guard soldier Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, during a casualty return, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)