Trump and first lady attend dignified transfer for 6 US troops killed in Kuwait

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump participated in a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Kent County, Delaware, Saturday for six U.S. service members killed in a March 1 Iranian drone attack in Kuwait. 

The solemn ritual returns the remains of troops killed in action and is considered one of the most somber duties of a commander in chief.

The fallen troops were killed in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, while supporting Operation Epic Fury.

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Transfer cases were used to move the soldiers to Dover Air Force Base, where they will be identified and prepared for their journey home.

After identification, the fallen, who were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command from Des Moines, Iowa, are placed in a casket and transported to their final resting places.

All six were