{"id":8383,"date":"2017-07-20T19:47:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T19:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/dignified-transfer-for-master-sgt-josh-wheeler-first-kia-in-isis-war\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:48:53","slug":"dignified-transfer-for-master-sgt-josh-wheeler-first-kia-in-isis-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/dignified-transfer-for-master-sgt-josh-wheeler-first-kia-in-isis-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Dignified transfer for Master Sgt. Josh Wheeler, first KIA in ISIS war"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2085\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19318\" data-id=\"19318\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694141339000-gettyimages-494104896jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694141339000-gettyimages-494104896jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694141339000-gettyimages-494104896jpg.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694141339000-gettyimages-494104896jpg.jpg?resize=768,534 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694141339000-gettyimages-494104896jpg.jpg?resize=1024,712 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694141339000-gettyimages-494104896jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1068 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694141339000-gettyimages-494104896jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1423 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">DOVER, DE &#8211; OCTOBER 24: A U.S. Army carry team moves the transfer case of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on October 24, 2015 in Dover, Delaware. Sgt. Wheeler who was from Roland, Oklahoma, was killed during a raid with Kurdish fighters attempting to free prisoners held by members of ISIS in Kirkuk Province, Iraq.  (Photo by Mark Wilson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1371\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19324\" data-id=\"19324\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694839599476-22423099196-b690e1651a-kjpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694839599476-22423099196-b690e1651a-kjpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694839599476-22423099196-b690e1651a-kjpg.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694839599476-22423099196-b690e1651a-kjpg.jpg?resize=768,514 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694839599476-22423099196-b690e1651a-kjpg.jpg?resize=1024,686 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694839599476-22423099196-b690e1651a-kjpg.jpg?resize=1536,1028 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19333\" data-id=\"19333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694820723355-22271522500-5fa3e5717c-kjpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694820723355-22271522500-5fa3e5717c-kjpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694820723355-22271522500-5fa3e5717c-kjpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694820723355-22271522500-5fa3e5717c-kjpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694820723355-22271522500-5fa3e5717c-kjpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694820723355-22271522500-5fa3e5717c-kjpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1371\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19338\" data-id=\"19338\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694762378981-22446161632-dd63f2513c-kjpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694762378981-22446161632-dd63f2513c-kjpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694762378981-22446161632-dd63f2513c-kjpg.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694762378981-22446161632-dd63f2513c-kjpg.jpg?resize=768,514 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694762378981-22446161632-dd63f2513c-kjpg.jpg?resize=1024,686 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694762378981-22446161632-dd63f2513c-kjpg.jpg?resize=1536,1028 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2005\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19343\" data-id=\"19343\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694099998735-gettyimages-494103826jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694099998735-gettyimages-494103826jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694099998735-gettyimages-494103826jpg.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694099998735-gettyimages-494103826jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694099998735-gettyimages-494103826jpg.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694099998735-gettyimages-494103826jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1027 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694099998735-gettyimages-494103826jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1369 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">DOVER, DE &#8211; OCTOBER 24:  US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (2ndR) stands at attention with US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley (R), while a U.S. Army carry team moves the transfer case of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, on October 24, 2015 in Dover, Delaware. Sgt. Wheeler who was from Roland, Oklahoma, was killed during a raid with Kurdish fighters attempting to free prisoners held by members of ISIS in Kirkuk Province, Iraq.  (Photo by Mark Wilson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4716\" height=\"3216\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19353\" data-id=\"19353\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694845683515-casualty-return-iraq-weig-4-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694845683515-casualty-return-iraq-weig-4-jpg.jpg 4716w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694845683515-casualty-return-iraq-weig-4-jpg.jpg?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694845683515-casualty-return-iraq-weig-4-jpg.jpg?resize=768,524 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694845683515-casualty-return-iraq-weig-4-jpg.jpg?resize=1024,698 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694845683515-casualty-return-iraq-weig-4-jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1047 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694845683515-casualty-return-iraq-weig-4-jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1397 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4716px) 100vw, 4716px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Army carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Army Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler of Roland, Okla., upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wheeler was fatally wounded in a hostage rescue mission in Iraq when he inserted himself into a firefight to defend Kurdish soldiers, even though the plan called for the Kurds to do the fighting. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2219\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19361\" data-id=\"19361\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694162243134-gettyimages-494103764jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694162243134-gettyimages-494103764jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694162243134-gettyimages-494103764jpg.jpg?resize=300,222 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694162243134-gettyimages-494103764jpg.jpg?resize=768,568 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694162243134-gettyimages-494103764jpg.jpg?resize=1024,757 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694162243134-gettyimages-494103764jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1136 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694162243134-gettyimages-494103764jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1515 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">DOVER, DE &#8211; OCTOBER 24:  US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (L) stands at attention with US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley (2ndL), while a U.S. Army carry team moves the transfer case of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on October 24, 2015 in Dover, Delaware. Sgt. Wheeler who was from Roland, Oklahoma, was killed during a raid with Kurdish fighters attempting to free prisoners held by members of ISIS in Kirkuk Province, Iraq.  (Photo by Mark Wilson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4896\" height=\"3264\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19367\" data-id=\"19367\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694751926914-casualty-return-iraq-weig-1-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694751926914-casualty-return-iraq-weig-1-jpg.jpg 4896w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694751926914-casualty-return-iraq-weig-1-jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694751926914-casualty-return-iraq-weig-1-jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694751926914-casualty-return-iraq-weig-1-jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694751926914-casualty-return-iraq-weig-1-jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694751926914-casualty-return-iraq-weig-1-jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4896px) 100vw, 4896px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Army carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Army Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler of Roland, Okla., upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wheeler was fatally wounded in a hostage rescue mission in Iraq when he inserted himself into a firefight to defend Kurdish soldiers, even though the plan called for the Kurds to do the fighting. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2159\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19380\" data-id=\"19380\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694102494751-gettyimages-494104716jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694102494751-gettyimages-494104716jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694102494751-gettyimages-494104716jpg.jpg?resize=300,216 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694102494751-gettyimages-494104716jpg.jpg?resize=768,553 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694102494751-gettyimages-494104716jpg.jpg?resize=1024,737 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694102494751-gettyimages-494104716jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1105 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694102494751-gettyimages-494104716jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1474 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">DOVER, DE &#8211; OCTOBER 24:  US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (L) stands at attention with US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley (2nd L), while a U.S. Army carry team moves the transfer case of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on October 24, 2015 in Dover, Delaware. Sgt. Wheeler who was from Roland, Oklahoma, was killed during a raid with Kurdish fighters attempting to free prisoners held by members of ISIS in Kirkuk Province, Iraq.  (Photo by Mark Wilson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1371\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19390\" data-id=\"19390\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694698730573-22449093925-452eaad8a1-kjpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694698730573-22449093925-452eaad8a1-kjpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694698730573-22449093925-452eaad8a1-kjpg.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694698730573-22449093925-452eaad8a1-kjpg.jpg?resize=768,514 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694698730573-22449093925-452eaad8a1-kjpg.jpg?resize=1024,686 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635813694698730573-22449093925-452eaad8a1-kjpg.jpg?resize=1536,1028 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-gallery","format":"gallery","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":21,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1817],"class_list":["post-8383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-gallery","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"KSJQ47WLC5AG7H7ESXDVVC7VCM","arc_canonical_url":"\/2017\/07\/20\/dignified-transfer-for-master-sgt-josh-wheeler-first-kia-in-isis-war\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dignified transfer for Master Sgt. 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