U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will be on hand at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware as the bodies of four U.S. soldiers killed during a training exercise are returned home.

The soldiers died during a training event in Lithuania on March 25. The soldiers, part of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were on a tactical training exercise when they and their vehicle were reported missing, the Army said. The AP reported they were recovered after an intensive week-long search.

Newsweek reported that the White House confirmed Secretary Hegseth would attend the event, not President Donald Trump.

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