Pennington was announced as the seventh military member to die while supporting Operation Epic Fury, according to the Pentagon.
Vice President JD Vance joined the grieving family of a Kentucky man who was the seventh US service member to die in combat during the Iran war as his remains were brought back to the US Monday evening.
President Donald Trump, along with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and First Lady Melania Trump attended the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers who were killed in Kuwait.
Pennington, 26, from Glendale, Kentucky, was wounded on March 1 during an Iranian strike at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. He died on Sunday.
A seventh U.S. service member has died in the conflict with Iran, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced Sunday. Centcom wrote on the social platform X that the service member passed away “from injuries received during the Iranian regime’s initial attacks across the Middle East” on Mar. 1. The service member was “seriously wounded at the…
The Pentagon has confirmed the death of a seventh American troop during the U.S.-Israel operation in Iran. The soldier was identified as Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, who hailed from Glendale, Kentucky. He died on Sunday, but his name was revealed Monday morning in line with the military’s policy to give the families of slain service members…
