Overview
- Donna Burhans, speaking publicly for the first time, said she told President Trump at a Dover dignified transfer that she does not blame him and urged him to “finish it.”
- Cody Khork, 35, died March 1 when a drone hit a Kuwaiti port, making him one of 13 U.S. service members killed in the war; five other Army reservists died in the same strike, and he was posthumously promoted to major.
- Burhans described Trump as distraught and caring at the ceremony and said she trusts his judgment, adding that her son “signed up” for the mission he was on.
- Neighbors and Khork’s alma mater have moved to honor him, including an ROTC scholarship at Florida Southern College and local businesses helping with memorial events.
- Coverage of her remarks lands as fighting pauses for talks reported in Pakistan, with U.S. officials seeking a deal, Iran-linked figures outlining conditions, and new claims of drone attacks and pressure at the Strait of Hormuz casting doubt on the ceasefire’s durability.