The President made an unscheduled, unannounced trip to Dover AFB overnight to witness the return of the bodies of U.S. troops killed in action, Jake Tapper reports:
The president arrived at Dover AFB at 12:34am after 40-minute chopper ride from the White House. …
At 3:39 am the President walked up the ramp of the C-17 to attend a short prayer given by Major Richard S. Bach, an Air Force chaplain. Obama emerged minutes later, the last in a line of personnel, and stood at attention in the cool night breeze, his hands cupped at his side.
At 3:50 am the flag-draped transfer case–not a coffin or casket–was carried from the plane to a waiting vehicle while all those participating saluted.
