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President Trump takes family of fallen soldier to Georgia on Air Force One
President Donald Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday morning to attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members who recently lost their lives in the Middle East. After the event, Trump was scheduled to depart for Georgia, and when he found out that the family of one of the service members killed was headed there too, the president offered one more gesture to them to show the nation’s appreciation.
President Donald Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday morning to attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members who recently lost their lives in the Middle East.
After the event, Trump was scheduled to depart for Georgia, and when he found out that the family of one of the service members killed was headed there too, the president offered one more gesture to them to show the nation’s appreciation.
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The president offered to take the family of 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan on Air Force One as he traveled to Marietta.
US President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One with family members of Tyler Feehan, one of the servicemen repatriated to Dover, Delaware, earlier in the day upon arrival at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia, July 22, 2026. Trump …
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Trump recounted the trip during his Georgia rally, describing Feehan as a "flawless" person and saying that "he was going to go all the way - he was going to be a general."
"We will carry Tyler's memory in our hearts forever, and I just want to thank you. It’s an honor to have you here today," the president added, speaking directly to Feehan’s parents, who were in the crowd during the event.
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The Dignified Transfer
Feehan, 25, was one of the three soldiers who died in a missile and drone attack by Iran on a Jordanian air base. Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, also died in the assault. A third soldier, Sgt. Angel Rampersad, was originally listed as missing after the July 17 attack and was likely killed, the Defense Department stated.
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, died two days later while working to detonate a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System at Erbil Air Base, Iraq.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from President Donald Trump, The Associated Press, and previous coverage. This story was reported from Orlando.