The Department of Defense has identified four of the six American service members killed in an Iranian drone strike, marking the first U.S. casualties of the conflict.
All are Army Reserve troops assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, Iowa.
The casualties include Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida.; Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska.; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa.
They died March 1 in Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, during an unmanned aircraft system attack, according to the Pentagon.
Donald Trump’s administration has not yet identified two other American service members who were killed in the conflict.
Three service members were killed Sunday and five others were seriously wounded by shrapnel, U.S. officials announced. A fourth service member who was seriously wounded during the attack “eventually succumbed to their injuries,” according to U.S. Central Command.
Officials later announced that U.S. forces recovered the bodies of two other service members who have not yet been identified.
The president said in a video on his Truth Social account Sunday that he expects additional casualties.
“Sadly, there will likely be more,” he said. “That’s the way it is. Likely be more.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, offered their condolences to the service members’ families during a press conference Monday morning.
“Our deepest heartfelt condolences are with their families,” Hegseth said. “We will never forget you.”
“They’re heroes and represent the best … our nation has to offer,” Caine said. “They’re true examples of what selfless service means. Our deepest and heartfelt condolences are with their families, their friends and their units. We grieve with you, and we will never forget you.”
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