The agreement came after families had already traveled here to Dover Air Force base for the dignified transfer of their loved ones remains. Flown home from afghanistan, received in silence, punctuated only by the rhythmic footsteps of the honor guard. Met by secretary of state chuck hagel, the army chief of staff genere odierno and secretary of the army mchugh. Killed sunday during a combat mission in canada daf province afghanistan by an improvised explosive device they represent an honor role of sacrifice. 24yearold private first class james cody patterson, an army ranger from philomath, oregon. At his high school back home. Cody was just awesome. He was super funny and had a great attitude. Very compassionate and positive. Reporter but family and friends were angry about the benefits freeze. The family not being able to receive the help that they should be able to receive because the government is shut down just it blows my mind. Reporter three others arriving today. Army Ranger Ser
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. This Government Shutdown is now in its ninth day. And after our report last night, the death benefits have been cut off for the military families of americans killed in action overseas. Both sides politically vowed to fix it. A lot of lawmakers went in front of microphones and talked about how denorable this was. Today the solution theyve come up with is a charity, a wellknown, well respected charity for vets and their families called the fisher house foundation. They will step in and do what the government is supposed to do. This was hammered out as the bodies of the fallen arrived back at Dover Air Force base today. We begin with andrea mitchell. Shes with us tonight from dover. Good evening. Reporter good evening. The denial of benefits was so outrageous and caused such an outcry that the white house was scrambling for a fix. The agreement came after the families had already tra