A prominent veterans organization is calling on Donald Trump to apologize for a Wednesday press conference in which he downplayed injuries sustained by troops during a recent attack on an Iraqi military base where they were housed.

In a statement posted Friday on the Veterans of Foreign Wars website, the VFWs national commander said the organization cannot stand idle in response to Trumps comments.

The VFW expects an apology from the president to our service men and women for his misguided remarks, the commander, William Doc Schmitz, said in the statement.

After Trump ordered the assassination of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani in early January, Iranian officials authorized a Jan. 8 retaliatory missile attack against Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq, which is known to house U.S. troops. Eight U.S. soldiers suffered concussion-like symptoms during the attack and three others sought behavioral health treatment, according to the Pentagon .