As of this writing, eight U.S. Army soldiers have been killed by Iranian forces during the ongoing operation to bring the regime to an end and to eliminate the Islamic republic’s nuclear and conventional weapons threats. It’s been 47 years coming, but President Trump is the first president to step up and finish the job.
On Monday, Trump revealed that the parents and family of the soldiers killed during Operation Epic Fury had one message for him when he met with them at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware: “Finish the job.”
???@POTUS says the parents of the fallen soldiers all had ONE message for him at Dover:
"I met the parents and they were unbelievable people. They said one thing to me. 'Finish the job sir, finish the job.'" pic.twitter.com/a6DUAeokIp
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 9, 2026
“As of today, there have been eight U.S. military fatalities associated with the war in Iran. How many American deaths are you willing to have in this war?” a reporter asked the president on Monday.
“Well, as I said before, when you have conflicts like this, you always have death. And I was at Dover yesterday. I met the parents, and they were unbelievable people. They were unbelievable people, but they all had one thing in common,” President Trump said. “They said to me one thing, every single one: ‘Finish the job, sir. Please finish the job.’ And I’ll leave you at that. Thank you very much, everybody.”
This comes as Democrats and some isolationist conservatives have criticized the president’s decision to launch Operation Epic Fury, arguing that it could lead to another “forever war” and endanger American lives without any clear benefit to the country.
However, the families of the eight fallen soldiers appear to strongly support the president’s decision and want him to see it through, so their sacrifices are not in vain. In the past week, CNN reported that veterans, as a voting bloc, largely support the president’s actions in Operation Epic Fury, further undermining claims that this conflict is destined to become another futile war in the Middle East.
? CNN FORCED TO ADMIT: VETERANS LOVE TRUMP’S IRAN STRIKES!
CNN just had to eat crow, Americans who served in the U.S. military back President Trump’s decisive Iran strikes by a MASSIVE +20 POINTS!
Veterans overall support Trump’s foreign policy by +8. pic.twitter.com/WMejyMHWqU
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) March 9, 2026
Like the Iran operation or not, the parents and families – and vets – are right: Trump decided to launch it and now we have to finally finish off this threat.
