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On the recordDecember 18, 2025
I rise to speak briefly in gratitude today. Yesterday, Dover Air Force Base once again had the honor of receiving the remains of three Americans who died in service to our Nation: SGT Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, of Des Moines, and SGT William Nathaniel Howard, of Marshalltown--both Iowans, both servicing in the Iowa National Guard--and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a resident of Michigan, originally an Iraqi, who served alongside American troops for 4 years during the war in Iraq and who has become a nationalized American citizen. All three were killed in a tragic incident in Syria. All three served bravely. And all three were welcomed home with the dignity and respect that all who serve our Nation and fall in service to our Nation deserve.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Honoring three Americans who died in service, including two Iowans and an Iraqi nationalized citizen.

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