Pentagon identifies 2 US soldiers killed in weekend attack by Iran

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The Pentagon confirmed the identities early Monday of two soldiers who were killed in an Iranian missile attack on a Jordanian military base.


A still image showing a drone being launched at night, with bright lights and a blurry effect due to motion.
Surveillance footage shows a drone launched by Iran from an unknown location to attack U.S. positions at Azraq base in Jordan. via REUTERS

Large orange flames and black smoke billow over residential buildings in Mangaf, Kuwait.
A plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City. UGC/UNKNOWN/AFP via Getty Images

Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, was killed in Friday’s missile strike, while First Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, died the following day, according to a statement from the War Department.

Officials previously announced that a third service member, who has yet to be publicly identified, was killed in Iraq on Saturday during the “controlled detonation” of a downed Iranian drone.

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