Obama Headed To Dover To View Returning Bodies Of SEALs Killed In Afghanistan Helicopter Crash

President Barack Obama is headed to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Tuesday to view the returning bodies of Navy SEALs killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan over the weekend, National Journal reports.

Troops killed in the deadliest day of the Afghan war are coming home today -- traveling in death much the same way they did in life -- shrouded in secrecy.

Pentagon officials said that remains of the 30 killed in a weekend helicopter crash are scheduled to arrive Tuesday at Dover.

But three days after the downing of the aircraft by insurgents, the Defense Department hasn't released their names. Officials said it's taking time because there were so many killed. Others say privately there also is hesitancy to release the names because the majority were from secretive special operations forces.

A ceremony later Tuesday will be closed to the press. Top civilian and uniformed leaders will attend along with some family members.

Reuters reports:

President Barack Obama pledged on Monday to forge ahead with his Afghan war strategy and the Pentagon sought to dispel fears of a Taliban resurgence after militants shot down a helicopter killing 30 U.S. troops, mainly elite Navy SEALs.
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"We will press on and we will succeed," Obama said in a televised tribute to the dead. "Our troops will continue the hard work of transitioning to a stronger Afghan government and ensuring that Afghanistan is not a safe haven for terrorists."

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/09/obama-seals-afghanistan-helicopter-crash-_n_922028.html

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