Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and other military leaders pray before a dignified transfer for U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Ky., the seventh U.S. service member to die in combat during the Iran war, Monday, March 9, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)