Follow Us on Google
By John Ogunsemore
Four out of six American service members confirmed killed in the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran have been named.
In a statement, Pentagon identified the four US Army Reserve soldiers as 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, lowa.
According to the statement, the service members died Sunday in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, when an Iranian strike hit a tactical operations centre.
The four soldiers were all assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa.
On Sunday, the US Central Command announced that three service members were killed and five others wounded.
On Monday, it said one of the wounded had succumbed to injury.
Other News
Later, the command said the remains of two others who were previously unaccounted for were also recovered from a facility that was hit during Iran’s initial attacks.
The rest two deceased service members have not been named until their next of kin have been informed.
Chief of the US Army Reserve and Commanding General of the US Army Reserve Command, Lt. Gen. Robert Harter said, “We honour our fallen Heroes, who served fearlessly and selflessly in defence of our nation. Their sacrifice, and the sacrifices of their families, will never be forgotten.”
On Saturday, the US and Israel commenced coordinated strikes on Iran.
Admiral Brad Cooper of the US Central Command said on Tuesday that American forces have hit nearly 2,000 targets in Iran, severely degrading Iran’s air defences and destroying hundreds of Iran’s ballistic missiles, launchers and drones.
New York Times reported more than 870 people have been killed in the conflict, with vast majority of deaths reported so far being in Iran.
