Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Trump Attends Return of US Personnel Killed in Syria
President Trump went to a special ceremony at Dover Air Force Base to welcome back the bodies of three Americans who were killed in Syria.
These three were two soldiers from Iowa and a civilian interpreter from Michigan.
They were attacked by a person believed to be from the Islamic State group.
The attack happened in a town called Palmyra in Syria.
Three other soldiers were hurt in the attack.
Trump said the attack was terrible and promised to respond.
The ceremony was very solemn, with people saluting as the bodies were carried off the plane.
President Trump attended a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base for the return of three U.S. personnel killed in Syria.
The victims were two Iowa National Guard soldiers and a civilian interpreter from Michigan.
The attack occurred in Palmyra, Syria, by a suspected Islamic State attacker.
Three other U.S. soldiers were injured in the attack.
Trump vowed retaliation and referred to the deceased as 'great patriots.'
- Who
- President Donald Trump, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, families of the deceased, and other dignitaries
- What
- A ceremony for the dignified transfer of the bodies of three U.S. personnel killed in Syria
- When
- December 17, 2023
- Where
- Dover Air Force Base, Delaware
- Why
- To honor and return the bodies of the U.S. personnel killed in Syria
- Location
- Dover Air Force Base, Delaware
- Date
- December 17, 2023
- Victims
- Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Ayad Mansoor Sakat
- Attack Location
- Palmyra, Syria
- Attack Date
- December 14, 2023
- Attacker
- Suspected Islamic State attacker
- Injured
- Three U.S. soldiers