During the ritual, transfer cases draped with the American flag and holding the remains of the fallen soldiers are carried from the military aircraft that transported them to awaiting vehicles to take them to the mortuary facility at the base. There, the service members are prepared for their final resting place.Two U.S. Army soldiers killed in Iranian missile and drone attacks in Jordan were returned during the dignified transfer. The remains of a third service member who is believed to be the soldier missing after the Jordan attacks were also returned, as well as the remains of a soldier killed in Iraq during a detonation of an Iranian drone.The soldiers killed in Jordan were identified by the Defense Department as Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii; and Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas. The soldier who disappeared after the Jordan attacks is Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, the Defense Department said.The soldier killed in Iraq was identified as Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, who lived in Spring Lake, North Carolina.The White House said Feehan's family would be joining on Air Force One later on Wednesday as Trump travels to Georgia for an event promoting his administration's investment accounts for children.Trump previously said the soldiers died while protecting America and other nations from Iran."We feel very badly, but you know, those great people, those great patriots were out there fighting so that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon," Trump told reporters on Sunday. He added that the U.S. was striking Iran "in honor" of the fallen troops.The U.S. has launched multiple retaliatory strikes against Iran as an interim agreement to end the war falls apart. Trump on Monday said that every time Iran kills an American soldier, "they will pay for that killing many times over!"Since the war began on Feb. 28, 18 U.S. service members have been killed.Trump on Tuesday said that while almost all the incoming fire in Jordan was stopped, some made it through.
WATCH: Trump attends dignified transfer of 4 U.S. service members killed in the Middle East
The ritual is one of the most somber duties of a commander in chief. It was the third Trump has attended since he launched the war in Iran in February.










