The Pentagon identified the last two names of the soldiers killed after the attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
One of the identified soldiers was from California and the other from Iowa.
- Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California.
- Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa.
According to the Associated Press (AP), the Pentagon said Marzan “was on scene when a drone strike hit the command center in Kuwait and is believed to be the individual who died at the scene.”
The other four soldiers were identified on Tuesday. Their names:
- 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, age 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
- Sergeant. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) offered their condolences to the families of their respective states’ soldiers.
“Our hearts are broken by the deaths of Major Jeffrey O’Brien and Sergeant Declan Coady, two brave Iowa soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure freedom and peace,” Reynolds said.
“First Lady Casey DeSantis and I am saddened to learn that Army Captain Cody Khork of Polk County was killed in the line of duty as part of Operation Epic Fury. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends and fellow soldiers,” DeSantis said.
As Breitbart News reported on Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Americans in more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries to leave as soon as possible due to serious security concerns amid the escalating conflict in Iran. The order came after Iran stepped up missile attacks in the Middle East as the United States and Israel killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an attack over the weekend. like him New York Times Iran reportedly directed its fire at several US bases throughout the Gulf region:
Iran has attacked at least six U.S. military facilities in the Middle East since the United States and Israel began attacking the country on Saturday, according to a New York Times analysis of satellite images, verified videos and statements by U.S. military officials.
It is not clear how many munitions Iran dropped at those locations or how many attacks may have been thwarted, but the incidents raise questions about the ability of these sites to defend against future attacks.
On Saturday and Sunday, facilities in Bahrain, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates were attacked, as well as three sites in Kuwait. Several structures, including satellite communications equipment, were damaged or destroyed.
President Donald Trump said the death toll will likely rise as the conflict escalates over the next three to four weeks.
“Unfortunately, there will probably be more before it’s over,” the president said in a six-minute video. “[W]“We will do everything we can when that is not the case, but the United States will avenge their deaths and deal the hardest blow to the terrorists who have waged war, basically, against civilization.”
