(AP) – The dignified transfer of the six U.S. soldiers killed during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East will be held Saturday at Dover Air Force Base, according to an Iowa congressman.

The ritual is a transfer of remains of U.S. troops killed during their military service and is one of the most solemn acts for any president. The White House has said President Donald Trump will attend.

“This Saturday, I will attend the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base to honor the brave Americans who were killed in action and stand with their families during this solemn moment,” Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, said in a statement Thursday.

It was part of a statement in which he confirmed that a separate political event featuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would be postponed.

Two of the six killed were from Iowa.

The six soldiers who died have been identified as:

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• Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento
• Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa
• Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa
• Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota
• Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida
• Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska

The six members of the Army Reserve, who worked in logistics and kept troops supplied with food and equipment, died Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, one day after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran. Iran responded by launching missiles and drones against Israel and several Gulf Arab states that host U.S. armed forces.

“Sadly, there will likely be more, before it ends. That’s the way it is,” Trump said of the deaths.

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