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President Trump said there will be no deal to end the deadly conflict until Iran accepts “unconditional surrender.”This comes as they launch another wave of strikes.Omaha’s News Leader learned more about the dignified transfer of the six fallen soldiers who were killed in Kuwait, including Nebraska native Sergeant First Class Noah Tietjens, and Iowa natives Sergeant Declan Coady, Major Jeffrey O’Brien.It’ll take place Saturday at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.KETV NewsWatch 7 spoke with the Woody Williams Foundation, providing a glimpse of what to expect.“When you see that that coffin coming off the plane draped in the U.S. flag, there’s really nothing like it,” Woody Williams Foundation’s CEO Tim Schumacher said.Schumacher not only represents an organization which oversees Gold Star memorials and families nationwide. “I just retired, out of the military in June, and did about 23 years in special operations.”“It’s just a very reverent ceremony, bringing those individuals back,” he said. “Honoring that fallen soldier, and giving them the necessary, you know, due respect for them coming back in, to the United States.”He said the foundation has heard from Gold Star families that they are experiencing resurfacing emotions with the news, and they’re ready to comfort the families of Sgt. First Class Noah Tietjens, Sgt. Declan Coady and Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien.“There’s a lot of people that felt that pain and want to do whatever they can to support their families through it,” he said.Schumacher said officials don’t call it a ceremony because they don’t want family to feel obligated to fly out…“Traditionally, those family members do typically attend that event in Dover, Delaware. And it’s normally the senior military commander from whatever service that soldier belonged to,” he said.Omaha’s News Leader confirmed several Iowa and Nebraska lawmakers will be at the transfer, including the following:Nebraska Rep. Mike Flood said he looks forward to honoring Sgt. First Class Tietjens, while Iowa Rep. Randy Feenstra said, “our state and our nation grieve their loss” of Maj. O’Brien and Sgt. Coady.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
President Trump said there will be no deal to end the deadly conflict until Iran accepts “unconditional surrender.”
This comes as they launch another wave of strikes.
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Omaha’s News Leader learned more about the dignified transfer of the six fallen soldiers who were killed in Kuwait, including Nebraska native Sergeant First Class Noah Tietjens, and Iowa natives Sergeant Declan Coady, Major Jeffrey O’Brien.
It’ll take place Saturday at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
KETV NewsWatch 7 spoke with the Woody Williams Foundation, providing a glimpse of what to expect.
“When you see that that coffin coming off the plane draped in the U.S. flag, there’s really nothing like it,” Woody Williams Foundation’s CEO Tim Schumacher said.
Schumacher not only represents an organization which oversees Gold Star memorials and families nationwide. “I just retired, out of the military in June, and did about 23 years in special operations.”
“It’s just a very reverent ceremony, bringing those individuals back,” he said. “Honoring that fallen soldier, and giving them the necessary, you know, due respect for them coming back in, to the United States.”
He said the foundation has heard from Gold Star families that they are experiencing resurfacing emotions with the news, and they’re ready to comfort the families of Sgt. First Class Noah Tietjens, Sgt. Declan Coady and Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien.
“There’s a lot of people that felt that pain and want to do whatever they can to support their families through it,” he said.
Schumacher said officials don’t call it a ceremony because they don’t want family to feel obligated to fly out…
“Traditionally, those family members do typically attend that event in Dover, Delaware. And it’s normally the senior military commander from whatever service that soldier belonged to,” he said.
Omaha’s News Leader confirmed several Iowa and Nebraska lawmakers will be at the transfer, including the following:
Nebraska Rep. Mike Flood said he looks forward to honoring Sgt. First Class Tietjens, while Iowa Rep. Randy Feenstra said, “our state and our nation grieve their loss” of Maj. O’Brien and Sgt. Coady.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
