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Seventh US Service Member Killed in Iran War Brought Home in Dignified Transfer
The seventh US service member killed in the conflict with Iran — a 26-year-old from Kentucky — was brought home Monday evening in a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
TL;DR
- Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, a 26-year-old from Kentucky, was the seventh US service member killed in the conflict with Iran.
- He died from injuries sustained in an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.
- Pennington was honored in a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
- Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine attended the ceremony.
- Pennington enlisted in the Army in 2017 and will be posthumously promoted to staff sergeant.
- Six other soldiers from an Iowa-based Army Reserve unit were also recently brought home to Dover after dying in a drone strike in Kuwait.
- President Trump attended the ceremony for the six soldiers and stated that he expects more casualties in the conflict.