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(NewsNation) — The remains of service members killed in recent Iranian attacks were returned to the United States in a dignified transfer Wednesday.
President Donald Trump met with the families of the soldiers before attending the transfer at Dover Air Force Base, where the service members will be returned to their families. It is the third transfer he has attended since the Iran war began.
The transfer included remains believed to belong to two U.S. Army soldiers killed during Iranian attacks on Jordan, along with a third service member who was reported missing after the attacks in Jordan and a soldier killed in Iraq after an Iranian drone detonated.
The deaths bring the total number of service members killed in the Iran war to 18.
1st Lt. Tyler J. Feehan
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, was killed in action during the Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan.
Originally from Hawaii, Feehan joined the military in 2019 and served as a platoon leader at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
He will receive the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Combat Action Badge, along with a posthumous promotion to captain.
Feehan’s parents announced they would be launching a GoFundMe to create a scholarship for ROTC students in their son’s name.
Sgt. Michael E. Swinton
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael E. Swinton, 30, was killed during the detonation of an Iranian bomb at Erbil Air Base in Iraq.
From Fayetteville, North Carolina, Swinton enlisted in 2017 and served in the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
He will be awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Combat Action Badge, along with a posthumous promotion to staff sergeant.
Swinton is survived by his wife and two children, a 6-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter.
Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad
U.S. Army Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, was initially reported missing following the attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. She is now believed to have been killed during the attack.
From New York, Rampersad served with the 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command in Ansbach, Germany.
Pvt. Isabella Gonzales
U.S. Army Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, was also killed during the attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
Originally from Texas, Gonzales enlisted in 2025 and was assigned to the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command in Ansbach, Germany, as an air and missile defense crew member.
She will be posthumously promoted to private first class.
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