Trump visits Dover air base for dignified transfer of 6 US soldiers

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Delaware News Journal

Local

Trump visits Dover air base for dignified transfer of 6 US soldiers

Updated March 7, 2026, 4:40 p.m. ET


A U.S. Army carry team moves a flagged-draped transfer case containing the remains of Maj. Jeffery R. O'Brien at Dover Air Force Base March 07, 2026 in Dover, Delaware. Six soldiers from the 103rd Sustainment Command were killed in action by an Iranian drone strike on March 1 in Port Shuabia, Kuwait during "Operation Epic Fury".
Joseph Johnson/Delaware News Journal


President Donald Trump is greeted as he arrives for a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Dover on March 7, 2026.
Kevin Lamarque, REUTERS

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Read more: https://www.delawareonline.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2026/03/07/donald-trump-dover-air-force-base-dignified-transfer-us-soldiers-killed-iranian-drone-attack-kuwait/89038125007/

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Hat tip, posters at the Radio Reference Mid-Atlantic MilAir group tracking activity around Joint Base Andrews and Dover AFB today (and every day).

https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/mid-atlantic-and-beyond-milair-2026.495977/page-93

The article seems to consist of only pictures.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. This fool has ABSOLUTELY no sense of dignity or appreciation for the moment

Link to tweet

[PuraVidaDreamin]

14. Odd wording on the chyron. They are programming minds.

[Evolve Dammit]

2. Was he hot miked muttering "suckers and losers"??? He has no respect. Cadet Bonespurs.

[ThreeNoSeep]

3. 'Cuz nothing says "dignity" like shits-his-pants greeting soldiers he killed to distract from his pedo crimes

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. In what world is a "fist bump gesture" appropriate when you are arriving to honor dead soldiers

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. In what world is a "fist bump gesture" appropriate when you are arriving to honor dead soldiers

[chicoescuela]

6. I'm gonna say none

[Bayard]

7. At least someone told him to lose the hat

I'm actually quite suprised he deigned to be there.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. The asshole wore the hat during the cermony

Link to tweet

Trump just wore a campaign hat to a dignified transfer for fallen U.S. soldiers that were killed during his Iranian blunder.

These are the same people who spent weeks attacking Biden for briefly glancing at his watch.

The hypocrisy is absolute. There is no bottom for these people.

[Bayard]

11. Ahhh....

I think I was looking at an, "after," photo. Yes--complete asshole with no class. That salute means nothing to him, and was purely a photo op.

[niyad]

18. His fucking eyes are closed!

[Katinfl]

8. He should not have gone. He cannot show respect for anyone. He would not know dignity if it slapped him in the face.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. "I think it's great that the president put on his most solemnly branded baseball cap to receive the returning coffins."

Kevin M. Kruse
‪@kevinmkruse.bsky.social‬

I think it's great that the president put on his most solemnly branded baseball cap to receive the returning coffins of soldiers killed in the unnecessary war he launched to distract from his failing presidency and pedophilia scandal.

Look at that gold-like letting. Classy as shit.

Trump saluting a flag-draped casket carried by soldiers, wearing his standard ill fitting suit and a white baseball hat that says USA in gold letters visible from space
ALT
4:53 PM · Mar 7, 2026

I think it's great that the president put on his most solemnly branded baseball cap to receive the returning coffins of soldiers killed in the unnecessary war he launched to distract from his failing presidency and pedophilia scandal.

Look at that gold-like letting. Classy as shit.

— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2026-03-07T21:53:50.576Z

Kevin M. Kruse
‪@kevinmkruse.bsky.social‬

*lettering

I type poorly when pissed off, apparently
5:08 PM · Mar 7, 2026

*lettering

I type poorly when pissed off, apparently

— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2026-03-07T22:08:31.237Z

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. "I'm sorry, doing this in a baseball cap sold by your campaign store is deliberately disrespecting the dead."

Reposted by Special Envoy for the Shield of the Popehats
https://bsky.app/profile/kenwhite.bsky.social

Matthew Gertz
‪@mattgertz.bsky.social‬

I’m sorry, doing this in a baseball cap sold by your campaign store is deliberately disrespecting the dead.

‪CNN‬
‪@cnn.com‬
· 1h
The families of the six US Army Reserve soldiers who were killed this week in Kuwait watched as their loved ones were brought home during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Saturday. cnn.it/40mKmU2


5:24 PM · Mar 7, 2026

I’m sorry, doing this in a baseball cap sold by your campaign store is deliberately disrespecting the dead.

— Matthew Gertz (@mattgertz.bsky.social) 2026-03-07T22:24:01.146Z

[PuraVidaDreamin]

13. Who forced him to go?

This was not something he decided to do out of the goodness of his
whatever that thing in his chest is that still seems to be functioning.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. 'Head unbowed': Trump buried for showing 'total disrespect' at service for fallen soldiers

trump did not trust his "hair" to cover up his balding head and so wore a baseball cap to this ceremony. trump put his personal appearance over the honoring of these troops

'Head unbowed': Trump buried for showing 'total disrespect' at service for fallen soldiers

www.rawstory.com/trump-267578...

— Blue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 (@bluefreedomquest.bsky.social) 2026-03-07T22:43:46.145Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675780226

Donald Trump came under fire on Saturday for his behavior during a solemn moment in which six fallen soldiers killed in the president's onslaught against Iran were honored.

The president was seen during the event standing upright while others bowed their heads. He was also wearing a white baseball cap during the typically solemn event, which was broadcast in complete silence on CNN.

That Trump behavior didn't sit well with numerous analysts, including Assistant Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks, who wrote, "Head unbowed and baseball cap in white. Total disrespect."

Link to tweet

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. trump was never in the military and should not be saluting during this cermony

trump is a five-time draft dodger and it is totally against all protocols for trump to be saluting during this ceremony

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From the 193rd Special Operations Wing website:

“Members should salute as the flag passes by. Former military members not in uniform may salute. However, civilians should not salute. As a sign of respect, civilians should instead remove any head gear and place it over their heart. In the absence of head gear, the customary gesture is to place the right hand over the heart.”

First President to take the “dignity” out of a “dignified” transfer

[niyad]

17. "Murderer gleefully watches six of his victims returned" should be

the headline.

[LudwigPastorius]

19. "dignified transfer"

...except for the guy in the stupid fucking gimmee hat.