Pentagon identifies first US soldiers killed in Iran war
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
March 3, 20263:23 PM GMT-8Updated 17 hours ago
Summary
Four were part of Iowa-based US Army Reserve unit
Worked as part of logistics operation
Died in drone strike on US military facility in Kuwait
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Tuesday identified four of the first American soldiers killed in the war against Iran as the Trump administration warned the intensifying conflict would lead to more American casualties.
Among six U.S. military deaths so far, the four soldiers were members of an Iowa unit of the U.S. Army Reserve. They died on Sunday when a drone slammed into a U.S. military facility in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
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The Pentagon said four ranged in age from 20 to 42 and served in the 103rd Sustainment Command from Des Moines, Iowa, part of the Army’s global logistics and supply operation.
The military identified the four U.S. Army Reserve soldiers as:
* Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida
* Sergeant 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska
* Sergeant 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota
* Sergeant Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa
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Source: Pentagon identifies first US soldiers killed in Iran war | Reuters
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