The Pentagon released four names US Army Reserve Soldiers he was killed in time ongoing war with Iran. They were among six service members he died when an Iranian strike hit a strategic operations center in Kuwait.
The Ministry of Defense identified them as:
- Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida
- Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska
- Sgt. 1st class Nicole M. Amor39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota
- Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa
They died on Sunday in Port Shuaiba when an unmanned aircraft was attacked, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Tuesday.
“We respect our fallen heroes, who worked fearlessly and with dedication to protect our nation. Their dedication, and the dedication of their families, will never be forgotten,” said Lt. General Robert Harter, chief of the US Army Reserve and commander-in-chief of the US Army Reserve Command, in a press release.
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The four soldiers are all assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines.
“To the families and fellow soldiers of the Cactus Nation: you have my deepest sympathy and respect,” said Maj. Gen. Todd Erskine, commanding general of the 79th Theater Sustainment Command. “Our nation is kept safe by people like these brave men and women who put it all on the line every day. They represent the heart of America. We will remember their names, their service, and their sacrifice.”
Khork enlisted in the National Guard in 2009 and was commissioned as a military police officer in the Army Reserve in 2014. He was deployed to Saudi Arabia in 2018, Guantanamo Bay in 2021 and Poland in 2024, the Army Reserve said. Amor enlisted in the National Guard in 2005 and transferred to the Army Reserve in 2006. He was deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in 2019. Tietjens enlisted in the Reserve in 2006 and was deployed twice to Kuwait, in 2009 and 2019. 2023.
The names of the other two US service members who were killed are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The US Central Command first announced on Sunday that three members had been killed in Kuwait, and on Monday another person died of his injuries. Later, they said the remains of two previously unidentified service members were also found in a the place that was hit during the first invasion of Iran.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the worst incident happened when the military attacked a facility in Kuwait. The Pentagon said the incident is under investigation.
As of Tuesday morning, the number of seriously injured in the US-Iran conflict, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, has dropped from 18 members to 10 as they continue to receive treatment, a US official said.
In a video message Sunday night, President Trump he expressed his condolences to the families and warned that there may be many more American casualties, saying that the campaign “will continue until all our goals are achieved.”
“We pray for the full recovery of the injured and we send our deepest love and eternal gratitude to the families of the deceased,” said Mr. Trump. “And sadly, there will be many more before it’s over. That’s right.”
Hegseth called the service members who were killed “the best in America.” “May we prosecute what is left of this project in a way that will respect them,” he said.
The US and Israel launched a major military operation early Saturday in Iran, including striking Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameneiin Tehran and killed him. The Israel Defense Forces said other Iranian officials and officials were also killed, including an adviser to Khamenei.
Iran’s military has since launched retaliatory strikes against Israel and other US-allied countries in the Middle East.
On Monday, Mr. Trump said the US-Israeli military operation stands for “last best chance” to counter the threat posed by the Islamic Republic’s ballistic missiles and nuclear program, and that the administration expects the operation to last four to five weeks.
