Obama Honors Fallen Americans At Dover Air Base

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 10/29/2009 - 5:12am

President Obama made a midnight trip to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to honor the return of fallen soldiers in Afghanistan.

He was taking part in a solemn process to transfer the remains of 15 soldiers and three Drug Enforcement Agency agents from the back of the C-17 to a transport vehicle to a base mortuary.

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