Dover Honors 4 U.S. Troops Killed in Iran War as Death Toll Reaches 19
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 26
Dover Honors 4 U.S. Troops Killed in Iran War as Death Toll Reaches 19
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 26
Summary
Four flag-draped transfer cases arrived at Dover Air Force Base on July 22, where military honor guards carried home U.S. service members killed in the Iran war as grieving families, including Sgt. Michael Swinton’s, looked on.
Those four deaths pushed the U.S. military toll in the conflict to 19, while the Pentagon lists 420 troops wounded in Operation Epic Fury.
The latest group included Swinton, 30, killed July 19 during a controlled detonation of a downed drone in Erbil, Iraq; 19-year-old Pvt. Isabella Gonzales and 25-year-old 1st Lt. Tyler Feehan, killed in the July 17 Iranian attack in Jordan; and Sgt. Angel Rampersad, now presumed dead in that same strike.
The broader toll spans combat, accidents and undetermined causes since Trump launched attacks on Iran earlier this year over its alleged nuclear weapons program, with fighting reigniting after a cease-fire collapsed.