Pentagon Identifies 7th US Soldier Killed in Iran War

Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, succumbed on March 8 to injuries sustained during an Iranian drone strike on March 1.
Pentagon Identifies 7th US Soldier Killed in Iran War
Army Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Ky. U.S. Army
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The U.S. military has identified a seventh American service member killed in the war against Iran.

Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, died on March 8 from wounds sustained during an Iranian attack on March 1 at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said on March 9. He was assigned to the First Space Battalion, First Space Brigade at Fort Carson, Colorado.

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