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HOME WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST. IT’S TRULY LIFE CHANGING. KETV NEWSWATCH STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. ANOTHER IOWAN IS AMONG THOSE KILLED IN THE DRONE STRIKE IN KUWAIT. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M JULIE CORNELL. I’M BILL SHARON. THE PENTAGON IDENTIFIED HIM AS 45 YEAR-OLD. MAJOR JEFFREY O’BRIEN. O’BRIEN WAS FROM WAUKEE, IOWA. THAT’S JUST WEST OF DES MOINES. HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY RESERVES IN 2012 AND PREVIOUSLY DEPLOYED TO KUWAIT IN 2019. O’BRIEN RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL. GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS SAYS SHE IS HEARTBROKEN THAT ANOTHER IOWAN HAS DIED, AND OFFERED PRAYERS FOR O’BRIEN’S FAMILY. SENATOR JONI ERNST SAYS THE NATION OWES THE FALLEN SOLDIERS AN INCREDIBLE DEBT OF GRATITUDE THAT CAN NEVER BE REPAID. O’BRIEN IS ONE OF SIX SOLDIERS WHO DIED IN THE ATTACK, INCLUDING ANOTHER IOWAN, SERGEANT DECLAN CODY, A NEBRASKA NATIVE. SERGEANT FIRST CLASS NOAH TEACHINGS. PENTAGON BELIEVES THE FINAL SOLDIER TO BE 54 YEAR OLD ARMY RESERVE CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER ROBERT MARZEN OF CALIFORNIA. THEY’RE AWAITING POSIT
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The Pentagon has now identified the fifth soldier killed in a drone strike in Kuwait on Sunday.The Army Reserve soldiers were killed Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. The incident was just a day after the U.S. and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran, which launched retaliatory strikes.The Department of War said Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien from Waukee, Iowa, was among those killed.The other soldiers who have been identified are:Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des MoinesCapt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, FloridaSgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, NebraskaSgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, MinnesotaRELATED COVERAGE: State senator honors fallen Nebraska soldier Noah Tietjens on legislative floorChief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, of Sacramento, California, is believed to be the sixth soldier killed.All of the soldiers who were killed were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines.According to the Army Reserves, O’Brien was commissioned as a Signal Corps Officer in 2012, and he was later deployed to Kuwait in 2019.O’Brien has received numerous awards and decorations including the Army Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Army Superior Unit Award, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” Device.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
The Pentagon has now identified the fifth soldier killed in a drone strike in Kuwait on Sunday.
The Army Reserve soldiers were killed Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. The incident was just a day after the U.S. and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran, which launched retaliatory strikes.
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The Department of War said Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien from Waukee, Iowa, was among those killed.
The other soldiers who have been identified are:
- Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines
- 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
RELATED COVERAGE: State senator honors fallen Nebraska soldier Noah Tietjens on legislative floor
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, of Sacramento, California, is believed to be the sixth soldier killed.
All of the soldiers who were killed were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines.
According to the Army Reserves, O’Brien was commissioned as a Signal Corps Officer in 2012, and he was later deployed to Kuwait in 2019.
O’Brien has received numerous awards and decorations including the Army Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Army Superior Unit Award, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” Device.
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