{"id":14431,"date":"2026-07-23T08:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T03:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14431"},"modified":"2026-07-23T08:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T03:48:39","slug":"trump-pays-tribute-to-us-service-members-killed-in-middle-east-great-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14431","title":{"rendered":"Trump pays tribute to US service members killed in Middle East: &#8216;Great heroes&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">President <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2612437\" class=\"Hyperlink SCXW179723710 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Wednesday saluted the flag-draped caskets of four U.S. service members recently killed in action in Jordan and Iraq while attended a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Trump stood alongside Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as they paid tribute to 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii; Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York; and\u00a0Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2612438\" class=\"Hyperlink SCXW179723710 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/army-ids-2-victims-killed-enemy-attack-jordan-air-base\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">who were killed in Jordan,<\/a> and Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, who was killed in Iraq.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Trump told reporters ahead of the ceremony the service members were &#8220;great heroes.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We&#8217;re going to honor them. And it\u2019s one of the hardest things to do \u2014 for me, it&#8217;s one of the hardest things to do as a president. But it has to be done,&#8221; Trump added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2612439\" class=\"Hyperlink SCXW179723710 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/us-soldier-believed-killed-jordan-attack-remembered-living-life-courage-selflessness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>US SOLDIER KILLED IN JORDAN ATTACK REMEMBERED AS LIVING \u2018LIFE OF COURAGE AND SELFLESSNESS\u2019<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/trump-dignified-transfer-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/trump-dignified-transfer-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/trump-dignified-transfer-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/trump-dignified-transfer-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/trump-dignified-transfer-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/trump-dignified-transfer-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/trump-dignified-transfer-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/trump-dignified-transfer-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/trump-dignified-transfer-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"President Donald Trump salutes U.S. service member killed in action\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Donald Trump salutes as a U.S. Army carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, during a dignified transfer for U.S. service members killed during operations in the Middle East, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., July 22, 2026.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Saul Loeb\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;All I&#8217;m going to say is we love you. We love your child,&#8221; Trump said when asked if he had a message for the families. &#8220;And that&#8217;s what they are to them. They&#8217;re their children. There&#8217;s no games, no nothing. That&#8217;s their child. And all you could do is throw out your heart.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Feehan\u2019s parents, Stephen and Shari,\u00a0<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2612440\" class=\"Hyperlink SCXW179723710 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/kutv.com\/news\/local\/family-remembers-suu-student-army-officer-1st-lt-tyler-feehan-killed-in-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told KUTV<\/a> Tuesday, &#8220;No parents could have asked for a better son, and carrying your legacy forward is now our purpose.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;To that end, we&#8217;re building a scholarship in his name \u2014 one meant to open doors to education for those who serve or hope to. We&#8217;re starting it with his death gratuity, and we welcome anyone moved to give.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2612441\" class=\"Hyperlink SCXW179723710 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/rubio-accuses-iran-flying-irgc-personnel-yemen-houthi-threat-escalates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>RUBIO ACCUSES IRAN OF FLYING IRGC PERSONNEL INTO YEMEN AS HOUTHI THREAT ESCALATES<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/trump-dignified-transfer-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/trump-dignified-transfer-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/trump-dignified-transfer-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/trump-dignified-transfer-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/trump-dignified-transfer-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/trump-dignified-transfer-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/trump-dignified-transfer-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/trump-dignified-transfer-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/trump-dignified-transfer-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Trump, Hegseth pay tribute to fallen U.S. service member\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth salute as a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Isabella Gonzales of Carrollton, Texas, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">U.S. Central Command said over the weekend that the service members were killed at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan\u00a0as CENTCOM and partner forces &#8220;defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2612442\" class=\"Hyperlink SCXW179723710 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/pentagon-identifies-army-soldier-killed-action-iraq-operation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swinton was killed<\/a> while troops attempted to destroy a downed Iranian attack drone Sunday at an air base in Iraq.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/trump-dignified-transfer-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/trump-dignified-transfer-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/trump-dignified-transfer-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/trump-dignified-transfer-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/trump-dignified-transfer-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/trump-dignified-transfer-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/trump-dignified-transfer-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/trump-dignified-transfer-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/trump-dignified-transfer-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Donald Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and others salute as a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Staff Sgt. 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