Biden to Attend Return of Troops Killed in Jordan

President Joe Biden will be present at Dover Air Force Base for the return of the remains of three U.S. service members killed in a drone attack in Jordan, White House spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday.

Biden made the decision after meeting with family members Tuesday, Kirby said. Biden "expressed to them how proud we all are of their service, how we mourn and feel the sorrow over their loss, and made sure that those families knew that not only was that service and sacrifice are going to be honored and respected but that they would continue to get the support that they need as they work through what no family wants to have to go."

Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Ga..; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Ga.; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Ga., died in Jordan Sunday when "a one way unmanned aerial system (OWUAS) impacted their container housing units," according to an official statement released by the Department of Defense.

In addition to the three deaths, at least 34 others were wounded in the drone attack that officials say was carried out by Iran-backed militants.

Kirby, the spokesman, sparked outrage Monday when he told the press he didn’t "have anything on [the president’s] schedule to speak to" regarding whether Biden would attend the body transfer.

This report contains information from Reuters.