"President Donald Trump will undertake one of the most solemn duties facing the commander in chief on Wednesday when he will witness the dignified transfer for two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert. The ritual at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware honors U.S. service members killed in action. Trump, who traveled to Dover several times in his first term, once described it as "the toughest thing I have to do" as president."
"The two guardsmen killed in Syria on Saturday were Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, according to the U.S. Army. Both were members of the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment. The men have been hailed as heroes by the Iowa National Guard. This undated combo photo created with images released by the Iowa National Guard shows Sgts. William Nathaniel Howard, left, and Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar."
President Donald Trump will witness the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert. The fallen are Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown; both served in the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment. A U.S. civilian interpreter, Ayad Mansoor Sakat of Macomb, Michigan, was also killed and three other Iowa guardsmen were injured. Hundreds of U.S. troops remain deployed in eastern Syria as part of a coalition fighting the Islamic State group. Transfer cases draped with the American flag will be carried from aircraft to a mortuary vehicle.
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