Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, a 25 year old resident of Hookstown, died Tuesday when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Ghazni province, an area where the Taliban is resurgent.
He was brought back to the U.S. early Friday morning, with a dignified transfer happening at Dover Air Force Base. Vice President Mike Pence was among those in attendance.Also killed in the blast Tuesday were Army Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, 29, of Lexington, Virginia, and Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, 39, of Brush Prairie, Washington.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the ambush, which also wounded three service members and an American contractor.