The Fallen in the Iran War

Previous posts have discussed Memorial Day.  The United States is in another war, and more Americans have died.

At CBS, Kerry Breen reports on service members who have died in the Iran War.

The first six were members of a U.S. Army Reserve unit based in Des Moines, Iowa, who were killed in a strike in Kuwait on March 1. They were identified 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;
• Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa;
• Maj. Jeffrey R. O'Brien, 45, of Waukee, Iowa;
• Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California.

Another service member who was injured in an attack at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia in March 1 died from his injuries seven days later, the Pentagon said. He was identified as Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky.

Six service members were killed in a crash of a U.S. refueling aircraft over Iraq on March 12. Three of the six were members of the Ohio Air National Guard assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, and the other three were assigned to MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, the Defense Department said. They were identified as:

• Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama;
• Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington;
• Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky;
• Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana;
• Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio;
• Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio.