President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base on a gray, chilly Friday to honor the three American service members killed in a drone attack in Jordan.
The Bidens met privately with the families before the roughly 15-minute solemn ritual, called a dignified transfer, that has become relatively uncommon in recent years as the U.S. has withdrawn from conflicts abroad.
An Air Force chaplain offered a short prayer before white-gloved members of the Army carry team transferred the flag-draped cases holding the soldiers’ remains from a C-5 Galaxy military transport aircraft to a waiting vehicle. The carry team, after placing the last of three cases in the vehicle, offered a final salute to the soldiers. President Biden, with his right hand over his heart, looked on somberly.
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