Army Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, to Receive Dover Transfer After Iranian Strike in Jordan
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Updated · WGR550 · Jul 21
Army Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, to Receive Dover Transfer After Iranian Strike in Jordan
3 articles · Updated · WGR550 · Jul 21
Summary
Dover Air Force Base will receive the remains of 19-year-old Army Pvt. Isabella Gonzales for a dignified transfer, though the White House said the ceremony planned for Tuesday night has been postponed.
Gonzales was one of two U.S. service members the Pentagon said were killed in an Iranian airstrike over the weekend at a U.S. base in Jordan, where she served with the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment.
President Trump plans to attend the transfer and said Iran would "pay ... many times over" for killing an American soldier, underscoring the administration's hardening response.
Greg Abbott called Gonzales' sacrifice "the very best of Texas," as Carrollton mourned the recent Hebron High School graduate amid wider tensions after recent U.S. military actions in the region.