Two and a half years ago, I stood in Dover, Delaware, watching as our son Beau prepared to deploy to Iraq.

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Had a wonderful time with our middle daughter in Dover, Delaware.

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The incidents were brought to light by civilian mortuary workers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

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Wild said her son always wanted to go into the military, like his father, who is a command chief in the Air Force Reserve at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

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And on Thursday, his casket was wrapped in an American flag as it was transported off a military plane onto the tarmac of Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, according to the U.S. Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operation.

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But there is little comfort we can give to the families of the fallen angels who make their final trip home to Dover Air Force Base in my home state of Delaware.

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