The three soldiers were black patriots. Probably Biden’s handlers made the decision they did not want to be seen by his most important identity group supporters in any way as connected to their deaths. However, the pressure got too much when the usual race folks started laying the argument black lives don’t matter to him thus forcing his handlers to relent and have him put in a quick appearance, not that Biden or his handlers much care about them.
So the President will no longer be able to deploy the troops to hostile places? Only 44% of the recruits are White.