President Trump Makes Unannounced Trip to Honor Fallen Illinois Soldier

President Donald trump made an unscheduled trip to honor a Navy Seal, who was killed in Yemen.

Fox News reports that 36 year old Peoria, Illinois Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens passed away in a weekend raid that took place in Yemen. The raid targeted an al-Qaida compound.

Owens is the first U.S. causality since Donald Trump took office on January 20th, and was a member of Seal Team Six. .

President Trump traveled, in secret, to Dover Air Base in Delaware.to receive Owens' remains. Owens leaves behind a wife and three children in Peoria.

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Our thoughts and prayers go to the Owens family.