Two American Heroes Killed In Iran Attack Identified
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Two American Heroes Killed In Iran Attack Identified

The Department of War on Monday released the names of two U.S. Army soldiers killed during an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan last week. Those killed were 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, according to the Pentagon. Feehan was killed in action on July 18, while Gonzales was killed in action on July 17 during an enemy attack on the base. The Department of War said the incident remains under investigation. Feehan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 32nd Army Air Missile Defense Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Gonzales was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command in Ansbach, Germany. On Sunday, U.S. Central Command said it had recovered unidentified remains in Jordan while searching for a service member who had been reported missing following the July 17 Iranian attack. Officials said the identification process is ongoing. CENTCOM also announced that another U.S. service member was killed in northern Iraq on July 18 during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. A second service member was wounded and is receiving treatment for minor injuries. Officials have not yet released the identities of those troops. Speaking to reporters Sunday night, President Donald Trump said the United States launched another wave of strikes against Iran “in honor” of the American troops killed in Jordan after an Iranian ballistic missile attack. “Well, we feel very badly, but you know those great people, those great patriots, were out there fighting that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said. “Iran has been very, very badly damaged. They’ve lost everything, almost, militarily. They’ve got very little left. They’ve got some missiles. They’ve got some drones. They’ve got some manufacturing ability, not much.” “We control the strait; they don’t control anything,” Trump continued. “So we’ll see what happens. But we hit them very hard again tonight, and we did that in honor of the probably three. It’s probably three as opposed to two great patriots.” After Trump’s remarks, U.S. Central Command announced it had completed its ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran. According to CENTCOM, U.S. forces targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks to further diminish Iran’s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz. “The U.S. military is holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief’s direction,” CENTCOM said. “CENTCOM forces remain highly vigilant, focused, lethal, and ready.” On March 1, an Iranian drone attack on a U.S. base in Kuwait killed Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien, Capt. Cody Khork, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, and Sgt. Declan Coady,  Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, died on March 8 from wounds sustained in an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia several days earlier. Days later, on March 12, six more service members were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting U.S. military operations against Iran crashed in Iraq. Those killed were John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama; Ariana Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington; Ashley Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky; Seth Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana; Curtis Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tyler Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio. With Monday’s identification of Feehan and Gonzales, at least 15 U.S. service members have now been publicly identified as having died during the conflict with Iran since March.