President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Feb. 2, joining the grieving families of the three American service members killed in a recent drone attack in Jordan.
The Bidens were joined by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in attending the dignified transfer, as the remains of the deceased troops returned to U.S. soil. Such events to commemorate those killed in action have historically taken place in Dover.
All 3 service members were from the state of Georgia. Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Spc. Kennedy Sanders of Waycross, and Spc. Breonna Moffett of Savannah were killed in an overnight assault on Jan. 28. Specialists Sanders and Moffett were posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant….
